Victoria Martin , BACP

Victoria Martin is a United Kingdom based therapist who holds the BACP credential, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and brings five years of professional experience to her practice. She works with people facing stress and anxiety, relationship and family difficulties, parenting challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, and mood concerns such as depression and bipolar, as well as issues around self-esteem, intimacy, eating, and career-related pressures. Victoria adopts a strengths-based perspective, treating each person as the expert of their own story and building on existing resources to help them navigate life changes and difficult emotions.

She recognizes the courage required to seek a more fulfilling and happier life and aims to support and empower clients as they take steps toward change. Drawing on approaches such as Client-Centered Therapy, Emotionally-Focused Therapy, the Gottman Method, and psychodynamic ideas, she adapts her work to the needs and goals that arise in sessions. Victoria also focuses on attachment concerns, body image, communication problems, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, hoarding, isolation, and compassion fatigue, working with empathy, respect, and a collaborative spirit throughout the therapeutic journey.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Victoria draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which centers on empathetic listening and creating a supportive space where clients explore their feelings and build self-understanding - this approach is useful for self-esteem concerns, anxiety, and coping with life changes. She also uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), a method that helps individuals and couples map emotional responses and attachment patterns to improve connection and manage relationship distress. For couples work she is familiar with the Gottman Method, which focuses on improving communication, reducing conflict cycles, and strengthening practical skills for everyday relationship challenges.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Victoria works collaboratively with clients and with input from licensed professionals to identify the best fit based on needs, goals, and personal preferences. This collaborative stance helps shape a plan that feels workable and meaningful to the individual or couple.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone, or through live chat and text-based messaging - making it easier to fit therapy around work, family, and geographic constraints. These options support continuity of care and allow clients, including those outside the United Kingdom, to access therapy in ways that suit their schedules and communication styles.