Martha Burling
Understanding help for stress and change
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About Martha
Martha Burling helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief and low self-esteem. She supports people dealing with depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, eating and sleeping problems, and the strain of parenting or career change. She also addresses issues such as ADHD, compassion fatigue and coping with life changes.
Martha works in a warm, non-judgemental way. She aims to make sessions feel like a steady conversation where someone can speak freely.
Background and approach
The focus is practical - finding steps that help with day-to-day life and reduce overwhelming feelings. Her approach draws on several well-known methods. Martha uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify values and act in line with them.
She uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot thinking patterns that keep problems going. Attachment-based ideas and client-centred listening guide how she builds trust and explores relationship themes. With six years of professional experience and BACP registration, she combines practical tools with careful listening.
People can bring specific problems such as anger, chronic pain, body-image concerns, or midlife questions and work through them at a steady pace. Beginning therapy is described as a brave step. Martha encourages people to set small, realistic goals and reviews progress together.
She aims to help people feel more able to manage their emotions and take clearer steps forward.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 6
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 379718
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, 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
- Addictions
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Martha lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Martha will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and try methods that suit those aims. The process is collaborative - choices about what to try are made together and reviewed as progress is tracked.
If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats this therapist currently offers before booking. Confirming formats helps plan time, whether you need a shorter check-in or a longer session. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments around school, work or caregiving, reduce travel time, and allow steady weekly sessions from wherever you are in the UK. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, worksheets and techniques to an online setting so practical skills and therapy tasks can still be used effectively.
Questions and answers
What issues can Martha help with?
Martha supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, low self-esteem and depression. She also works with concerns such as ADHD, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and sleeping problems, career strain and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses a warm, non-judgemental approach and aims for straightforward conversation. Sessions focus on practical steps and steady progress rather than jargon or tests.
How much experience does she have?
Martha has six years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom. That time has included supporting people through grief, addiction and mood concerns.
What credentials and location apply?
She is registered with the BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients be seen?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking as formats are not specified in the biography. The therapist or service can clarify which formats are offered.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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