Martha Ash

• Anxiety and stress
• Relationship difficulties
• Grief and loss

About Martha

Martha Ash works with people who want to understand themselves more deeply and make practical changes. She helps with anxiety, stress, relationships, grief, addiction, parenting and other life challenges using a person-centred approach. Martha is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has three years' experience.

Martha uses client-centred counselling as her main way of working. That means she listens without judgement and aims to build a reliable professional relationship. Sessions focus on the client's concerns and on helping them find their own solutions rather than offering quick fixes.

She supports people to talk through past experiences that continue to affect daily life. This includes trauma and abuse, attachment and abandonment concerns, and issues related to adoption and foster care. She also works with emotional and behavioural difficulties such as anger, codependency, and areas connected to sexuality and kink culture.

Martha offers practical support for ongoing life pressures. She helps with career worries, caregiving stress, chronic illness or pain, and the emotional effects of ageing. Body image, eating issues and self-esteem are also within her remit.

Her way of working is direct and clear. She explains what she can offer and discusses how counselling might help. Clients are encouraged to set goals and review progress so sessions remain focused and relevant.

How client-centred work translates to online sessions

Client-centred therapy focuses on the relationship between counsellor and client. It involves careful listening, reflecting back what is said, and helping people clarify their own thoughts and feelings. This approach can help with anxiety, relationship problems, grief and many life changes.

Martha aims to be collaborative when choosing ways of working. She will discuss goals, preferences and what feels useful, and then adapt the sessions to the client's needs. Finding the right approach is treated as part of the process rather than a one-off decision.

The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, childcare or travel, and they can reduce the time needed for appointments. Some people prefer shorter check-ins by audio when bandwidth or background noise is an issue, while others choose video for a fuller conversational experience. Registered or accredited professionals can offer these flexible arrangements to help make counselling realistic within everyday life.

Topics Martha lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Coping with life changes
• Addictions
• Grief
• Eating disorders
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Career difficulties
• Depression
• Abandonment
• Adoption and foster care
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Antisocial personality
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
• Blended family issues
• Body image
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Family of origin issues
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Gender dysphoria
• Guilt and shame
• HIV and AIDS
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Immigration issues
• Impulsivity
• Infidelity
• Isolation and loneliness
• Jealousy
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Midlife crisis
• Veteran and armed forces issues
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Polyamory and non-monogamous relationships
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Sexual assault and abuse
• Sexuality
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Visually impaired
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy

Questions about Martha

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She helps people understand and manage anxiety through client-centred counselling and practical strategies.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She offers client-centred therapy which focuses on listening, honesty and building a professional relationship.

How much experience does she have?

She has three years' experience working as a counsellor.

Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?

Yes. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

What languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK have sessions with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are sessions arranged and how much do they cost?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start counselling with her?

Click the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.