Martin Ollington, BACP

Martin Ollington helps people facing stress, anxiety, addictions and grief. He also supports those dealing with depression, self-esteem worries, relationship strain and intimacy-related issues. He is mindful of how life changes, work and health can affect mood and coping. Martin uses a practical, down-to-earth style in sessions. He treats people as the experts in their own lives and looks for strengths to build on. Conversations focus on what matters to the person and on small steps that can make a difference day to day. He draws on a mix of approaches to suit different needs, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. These give tools for managing difficult thoughts, improving emotional connection and making clearer choices about values and actions. Across 16 years of practice Martin has supported people with a wide range of concerns. These include trauma and abuse, ADHD, eating and sleeping problems, caregiver stress, chronic illness and career-related strain. He also offers help around adoption and foster care, attachment issues and body image. Sessions are offered in English and he works from the United Kingdom. Martin is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP. He welcomes people from different places and will discuss how to make sessions fit practical needs.

How Martin’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, so they can move toward what matters. It can be useful for anxiety, depression and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on how thoughts, feelings and actions link together and teaches practical skills to change patterns that cause distress. It often helps with anxiety, low mood and coping strategies. Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at emotions and how people connect with others, helping to repair hurt and build stronger emotional bonds. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Martin treats therapy as a collaborative process and will help identify which methods fit a person’s needs, goals and preferences. That choice can shift over time as priorities change. Online sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone conversations, live chat or text-based messaging to suit practical needs. Video is useful for a fuller conversational flow, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text or chat work well for short check-ins or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life and to continue work when travel or scheduling would otherwise get in the way.