- Supports codependency recovery
- BACP accredited counsellor
- Speaks English and Spanish
About Martha
Martha Cheesman is a BACP counsellor who helps people with issues such as addiction, codependency, anxiety, depression and relationship difficulties. She works in English and Spanish and accepts international clients. Her first aim is to make people feel heard and valued while they talk through difficult experiences.
Martha brings around ten years of focused practice alongside wider experience in the field. She draws on several ways of working so sessions can match a person’s needs. That includes attention to how relationships and early attachment patterns affect current problems.
Her approach is practical and person-centred. Conversations explore what matters most to the client and look for steps that can be tried between sessions. She uses talk-based methods alongside ideas from cognitive behavioural work to address distressing thoughts and behaviours.
Martha also uses emotionally-focused and existential perspectives to help people find meaning and rebuild connections after loss or trauma. She describes her work as holistic, taking into account mental, physical and spiritual effects of stress and grief.
Clients can expect calm listening, clear questions and collaborative planning. Sessions aim to strengthen self-worth, improve communication and support coping with life changes. To begin, use the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire to schedule according to therapist availability.
How Martha’s approaches shape online work
Martha uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships influence current patterns. This approach helps people who struggle with trust, closeness and repeated relationship problems. Client-Centred Therapy is another strand of her work and focuses on listening, acceptance and following the client’s agenda to build self-worth and clarity.She also draws on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, giving practical tools to reduce anxiety, improve sleep and manage cravings. Together these approaches allow for both emotional processing and concrete problem solving, depending on a person’s needs.
Finding the right approach is part of the therapy itself. The therapist will work collaboratively to decide which methods to try based on the client’s goals, preferences and what comes up in early sessions. That may mean mixing styles or focusing on one approach longer to see results.
If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the specific formats offered before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises, emotional work and behavioural tasks for remote sessions so therapy can fit everyday life.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
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Languages
English, Spanish
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Martha help with?
Martha works with a wide range of issues including addictions, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy-related problems, codependency and trauma and abuse.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She practices in a person-centred way, listening first and then using practical steps tailored to each person. Sessions combine reflective conversation with techniques to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviour.
How much experience does she have?
She has around ten years of focused practice and additional wider experience working in the field over a longer period.
What credential and location detail should I know?
She is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages can sessions be held in?
Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.