Martha Cheesman
Experienced BACP counsellor for complex life challenges
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About Martha
Martha Cheesman is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom. She brings ten years of focused practice to help people facing addiction, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma, depression, anxiety, grief, and stress. She also supports concerns like eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain, career questions, ADHD, and challenges with self-esteem and anger.
Her approach is practical and humane. She blends Attachment-Based ideas, Client-Centred listening, Cognitive Behavioural techniques, Emotionally-Focused work and Existential thinking.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to make sense of patterns, name difficult feelings and test small changes that can ease daily life. Martha describes her work as whole-person counselling. That means she pays attention to thoughts, bodily reactions and values.
Mindfulness and trauma-aware methods are used when they suit a person’s needs. She focuses on helping people find more purpose, self-compassion and a stronger sense of worth. She has a background working with diverse ages and cultures and draws on ten years of recent, specialised practice.
Her registration is with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She offers work in English and Spanish and is able to take clients from outside the UK. If someone wants to try counselling with her they complete a short matching questionnaire and then book sessions through the service.
The process begins with a conversation about goals and how best to approach them together.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 10
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 392231
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Approaches include
- Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- 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.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- 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
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Martha lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Martha will work with someone to identify priorities, try approaches that feel suitable and adapt as goals shift. The first sessions are usually about building trust, clarifying what matters and agreeing on the next steps together.
Before booking, check which session formats are currently offered, as the biography does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into busy lives, reduce travel time and allow shorter or more flexible check-ins when needed. It can also suit people who prefer not to be on camera or need a simpler way to attend. Registered or accredited professionals can help decide how to use online sessions to match goals and daily routines.
Questions and answers
What kinds of concerns does Martha help with?
Martha works with a wide range of issues including addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy problems, depression, anxiety, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, ADHD and career questions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
The approach is warm and practical, combining attentive listening with active problem solving. Sessions focus on identifying patterns, naming feelings and trying small steps that can make daily life easier.
How much experience does she have?
She has worked in counselling for a total of twenty years and has spent the past ten years in more specialised practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I don’t live in the UK?
Yes. Sessions can be arranged with international clients and she offers work in both English and Spanish.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the original biography does not list specific formats.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are provided through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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