Martin Stubbs, BACP

Martin Stubbs is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with 15 years of experience. He focuses on helping people who are facing relationship strain, family conflict, grief and loss, depression, ADHD and eating concerns. He aims to make the first steps into therapy less daunting by offering a calm, straightforward way into talking about hard things.

Clients can expect a welcoming, non-judgemental space to talk through thoughts and everyday habits that affect mood and relationships. Sessions emphasise practical conversation and clear next steps rather than jargon. Martin works to listen closely, reflect what he hears, and help people spot patterns they want to change.

Over his career he has worked with a wide range of personal and family issues, including attachment and abandonment worries, body image and eating-related concerns, caring stress, communication problems and separation. That breadth means he often links present difficulties back to family of origin and life transitions in straightforward terms.

His approach is collaborative: he helps people set goals and choose small, manageable changes to try between sessions. Progress is tracked through regular check-ins so plans can be adjusted as needed. Martin uses his background and years of practice to keep conversations focused and useful.

If someone is unsure whether therapy is right, he encourages a short initial step of signing up and answering a brief matching questionnaire to see if they want to continue. Scheduling follows the therapist's availability and subscription arrangements.

How therapeutic approaches shape online work

Martin describes his practice as grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on thoughts and everyday habits. One common approach is cognitive-style work that looks at how thoughts influence mood and behaviour; this helps people notice unhelpful thinking and try alternatives. Another frequent emphasis is behavioural strategies that break big problems into small actions to practise between sessions, which is useful for issues like low mood, routines around eating, and day-to-day organisation.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will discuss a person's goals, try an approach, and adjust it if it does not fit. Clients and the therapist work together to agree on steps and review progress regularly so the plan changes if needed.

Practical advantages of online therapy include fitting sessions around work, school runs or caring duties and avoiding travel time. Online work can make it easier to check in during a lunch break or keep momentum when life is busy. Please confirm the current session options before booking, as specific formats are not listed here, and the therapist will explain how sessions are arranged when you schedule.