Martin Ollington, BACP
Martin Ollington is a counsellor with 16 years of professional experience based in the United Kingdom.
About Martin
Martin Ollington is a counsellor with 16 years of professional experience based in the United Kingdom. He helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression and low self-esteem. He also supports people facing relationship concerns, parenting strain, career pressures and changes in life circumstances.
Martin works from the view that each person knows their own story and carries strengths to build on. He offers steady, non-judgemental support while clients look at what needs to change.
Background and approach
He aims to make the room practical and straightforward so people can try things that feel useful between sessions. His approach draws on several therapies to match each person’s needs. He uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice thoughts and values, and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot and shift unhelpful thinking and behaviour.
Attachment-based ideas and Emotionally-Focused Therapy inform how he looks at close relationships and emotional patterns. Sessions are conversational and paced to the individual. Martin encourages small steps and clear goals, with work tailored to today’s problems and longer-term aims.
He also incorporates coaching-style conversations where helpful, for example with career decisions or coping strategies. Martin holds BACP accreditation. He offers sessions in English and works with clients internationally.
The first step is a short matching questionnaire and scheduling a session that fits the client’s needs.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 251775 | June 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Martin works with
Everything Martin lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hearing impaired
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Martin lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your aims and preferences and together decide which methods to try. That means the plan can change as you make progress or try different ways of working, keeping choices collaborative and practical.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls let you meet face to face for deeper conversations. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, step-by-step support, and fitting therapy into a busy day. These options make it easier to access therapy around work, caring commitments or travel.
Frequently asked
What kinds of concerns does Martin help with?
He supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, depression and self-esteem issues, along with relationship and parenting concerns and career stress.
What is his therapy style like?
Sessions are conversational and practical. He encourages small steps, clear goals and uses coaching-style dialogue when that helps.
How much experience does he have?
He has 16 years of professional experience working with a wide range of emotional and behavioural concerns.
What credentials and location apply to this counsellor?
He holds BACP accreditation and practises from the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and the therapist arrangement; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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