Marta Lopez Pizarro, BACP

Marta Lopez Pizarro works as a counsellor in the United Kingdom and brings four years of clinical experience to her practice. She uses a mix of relational and developmental ideas to help people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. Marta speaks English and Spanish and meets people online by video, phone, chat or text.

Marta draws on psychodynamic ideas and attachment-based thinking to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She pays attention to how those patterns play out in everyday life and in close relationships. That helps people understand why they repeat the same responses and where change is possible.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting pushed around by them. ACT is paired with somatic work when the body is holding tension or pain, so sessions can include gentle attention to bodily sensations as part of change.

Marta supports people facing a wide range of concerns. These include relationship difficulties, coping with life changes, body image, chronic illness and pain, grief around separation, immigration issues and cultural concerns. She also helps with feelings of emptiness, guilt and isolation.

Sessions are conversational and paced to each person. Marta encourages clients to bring what matters most to them and to try small changes between sessions. She focuses on practical next steps as well as understanding the past, so people can make steady progress.

How Marta's approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice painful thoughts and feelings without being driven by them. Online ACT sessions focus on identifying values, practising mindfulness exercises and trying small behavioural changes between meetings to reduce distress.

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions. In online sessions this involves talking through relationship histories and noticing how those patterns show up today, then testing different ways of relating in everyday life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Marta will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and together you will decide which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and can be adjusted as you learn what helps most.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging. Video is useful when visual cues and a fuller conversation matter. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and messaging let people pause and respond in their own time and can fit around work or caring commitments. These options make it simpler to keep continuity and try different ways of working based on what suits you.