Martha Ash
A calm, person-centred counsellor for life changes
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About Martha
Martha Ash is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom who helps people untangle anxiety, manage stress, and make sense of difficult life experiences. She works with individuals facing relationship challenges, grief, addiction, eating concerns, parenting strain, and shifts in career or self-esteem.
Martha welcomes honest conversation and aims to create a calm, non-judgemental space where people can explore what matters to them. Martha uses a person-centred approach, placing the therapeutic relationship at the heart of the work.
Background and approach
She emphasises honesty, empathy and steady presence rather than quick fixes. That means sessions focus on what the client brings and on developing self-understanding and agency. Alongside a person-centred way of working, Martha draws on psychological knowledge and practical techniques when they suit the person in front of her.
She may offer breathing or body-awareness exercises, idea-based strategies, and practical steps to manage overwhelming moments. These are offered as tools to try rather than rigid prescriptions. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and has three years of professional experience.
Sessions are conducted in English and she practises in the United Kingdom. Martha values clarity about what she can offer and encourages people to consider fit and comfort when choosing a therapist. To begin, readers are invited to select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.
The subscription used for sessions can be cancelled at any time.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 3
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 412209
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Martha's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Martha works with
Everything Martha lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Martha lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Martha works online
Martha may also bring in practical, experience-based tools when they suit the person. These might include simple body-awareness or breathing exercises and straightforward coping steps to try between sessions. Such techniques are used as aids to the relational work, not as replacements for it.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Martha will work collaboratively to understand a person's needs, goals and preferences and together they will decide which way of working feels most helpful. The emphasis is on trying things and checking in to see what helps.
If you are considering online therapy, please confirm the session formats available before booking as the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make scheduling easier, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins during a busy day. It can also allow sessions without being on camera when that is preferable, or make it simpler to use movement and body-awareness exercises from the space a person is already in.
Questions and answers
What kinds of difficulties does this counsellor help with?
Martha supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief, addictions, eating concerns, parenting strain, anger, self-esteem and depression among other challenges.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
The work is person-centred, prioritising honesty and empathy in the relationship, with practical strategies offered when they fit the person's goals.
What professional background does the counsellor have?
She has three years of professional experience and a background in psychology that informs the way she blends relational work with practical techniques.
Where is the counsellor based and what credential is held?
The counsellor practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people from other countries work with this counsellor?
International clients are not currently accepted; sessions are offered to people within the UK.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with this counsellor?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the counsellor's availability.
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