Martha Cheesman, BACP
10 years in practice
Martha Cheesman is a BACP counsellor who helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship problems and addictions.
License and registration
- BACP
- 392231 · expires February 2026
- Years in practice
- 10
- Languages
- English, Spanish
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Martha
Martha Cheesman is a BACP counsellor who helps people facing anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship problems and addictions. She also supports people dealing with grief, parenting stress, work pressure, body image and questions about identity and intimacy. She speaks English and Spanish and works with clients across the UK and internationally.
She draws on ten years of focused practice alongside earlier work in related settings. Sessions aim to be straightforward and human.
Background and approach
Martha listens, asks clear questions, and helps people make small changes that matter day to day. Her approach blends attention to the self with practical tools. She uses existential ideas about meaning and choice alongside attachment-based thinking about how relationships shape us.
Client-centred work keeps each session grounded in what the individual wants to explore. Martha also uses cognitive behavioural techniques to challenge unhelpful thinking patterns. Emotion-focused methods help when feelings are overwhelming or hard to name.
She describes her style as holistic, addressing how thoughts, feelings and values interact. People who come for therapy with Martha can expect calm, direct conversations and help to identify realistic next steps. She aims to make clients feel heard and to support them in building greater self-worth and clearer direction.
Practical coping strategies and reflection on purpose are regular parts of her work.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Martha lists on their public professional profile, 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 counseling
- 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 names
- Existential Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How therapy approaches work online
Existential therapy focuses on meaning, choice and personal values. It helps people facing life transitions, identity questions, grief or a sense of emptiness by encouraging reflection on what matters and where to direct energy.Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and behaviour. It is useful for addressing intimacy issues, attachment difficulties, communication problems and patterns that cause repeated conflict.
Client-centred therapy puts the person's experience at the heart of each session. The therapist follows the client's pace, offers empathic listening and helps people find their own solutions when they feel stuck.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Martha will talk with clients about their goals and preferences and recommend ways of working. This is a collaborative process and adjustments can be made as therapy progresses.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face conversation, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, chat is useful for shorter check-ins and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options help fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Martha supports people with anxiety, depression, trauma and addictions. She also helps with relationship issues, grief, self-esteem, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting stress and career questions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is calm, direct and person-focused. She listens closely, reflects what she hears and works with clients to find useful next steps.
What experience does she bring?
She has ten years of focused practice and earlier related experience, combining a long-term interest in different cultures and age groups.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can people outside the UK join?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. International clients are accepted.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions can be via video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
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