Martin Stubbs , BACP

Martin Stubbs is a counsellor in the United Kingdom with 15 years of professional experience. He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. Martin focuses on helping people who are facing relationship strain, family tensions, grief, depression, ADHD and eating concerns.

He aims to build a calm, open space for people to speak without feeling judged. Sessions are straightforward and practical. Martin encourages honest conversation and helps people clarify what matters to them.

His background includes long-term work with adults dealing with loss and changing family roles. He also supports people working through attachment and abandonment worries, caregiver stress and challenges around ageing and blended families. He offers grounded help with body image and eating-related problems.

Martin pays attention to communication patterns and control issues that can make relationships hard. He also has experience with autism and Asperger Syndrome and family of origin concerns. The approach is to identify small, manageable steps that fit everyday life.

People should expect a collaborative process where goals are agreed and adjusted over time. Martin works to make therapy understandable and achievable for busy lives. Taking the first step can feel difficult, and he aims to make that first step easier to take.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Martin uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding patterns and developing practical coping steps. One common approach looks at attachment and relationship patterns, helping people see how past experiences shape current reactions and teaching new ways to communicate and set boundaries. Another approach concentrates on mood and behavioural patterns, helping with depression, grief and eating concerns by breaking problems into manageable tasks and building daily routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, test different ways of working, and agree adjustments as needed. This collaborative process makes it easier to pick methods that match someone’s needs and preferences rather than committing to one route from the start.

Online therapy with Martin is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be simpler when a short check-in is needed, live chat suits people who prefer typing in real time, and messaging offers ongoing written support between sessions. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around daily life.