Martin Sugg, BACP
12 years in practice
Martin Sugg is a counsellor who focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, grief, low self-esteem and motivation.
License and registration
- BACP
- 107534 · expires June 2026
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Martin
Martin Sugg is a counsellor who focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, grief, low self-esteem and motivation. He aims to make sessions straightforward and approachable so someone worried can know what to expect. His style is practical and conversational, with attention to how a person is feeling in day-to-day life.
In sessions he creates an open space for people to talk about thoughts and feelings without judgement.
Background and approach
He encourages honest conversation about difficult topics, and works with each person to clarify what matters to them now. That can include coping with loss, managing mood changes, or addressing habits that are causing harm. Martin brings 12 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
He uses methods drawn from existential therapy alongside attachment-based and client-centred approaches to shape conversations that matter to each individual. Therapy often combines real-life problem solving with reflection about values and choices. Sessions may include practical tools for managing anxiety or mood, and time to look at patterns in relationships and behaviour.
The aim is to help people notice what they want to change and take manageable steps. People who contact him typically want a steady, thoughtful way to work through life changes. Martin respects each person’s pace and helps them find ways forward that fit their daily life.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Martin lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- 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
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Martin names
- Existential Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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Online support
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Existential therapy invites people to talk about meaning, values and choice in everyday life. It helps when someone feels stuck, overwhelmed by change, or unsure about priorities by focusing on personal meaning and responsibility.Attachment-based therapy looks at how early and current relationship patterns affect feelings and reactions. It can be helpful for people who want to understand recurring relationship struggles or build more supported ways of connecting with others.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and tailor sessions through collaboration. Over a few meetings the pair will check what helps and adjust the focus accordingly.
Online formats offer practical advantages. Video calls let people see gestures and tone in longer sessions. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be simpler to fit into a lunch break. Live chat or text-based messaging can support shorter check-ins, ongoing reflections between sessions, or a way to engage without being on camera. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around work, family life and travel.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems can be brought to therapy here?
Common topics include stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, low self-esteem and depression, plus relationship and intimacy-related concerns and practical life changes.
How would you describe the therapist's approach and style?
Sessions combine open listening with practical work. Conversations draw on existential ideas about meaning alongside attachment and client-centred ways of working.
What experience does the therapist have?
The counsellor has 12 years of professional experience providing support to people in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location are on record?
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and works from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with this therapist if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered to international clients and are available in English.
Which session formats are offered?
Work can happen via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging according to the person's preference.
How are fees handled for sessions?
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