Martyn Pars, BACP, NCPS
Martyn Pars offers a calm, steady presence for adults dealing with stress, anxiety, anger and depression.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Anger management
- Depression
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About Martyn
Martyn Pars offers a calm, steady presence for adults dealing with stress, anxiety, anger and depression. He aims to make clients feel heard, understood and supported. Sessions are mainly by video or phone, with occasional messaging when appropriate.
He works with adults in the United Kingdom and conducts work in English. Martyn draws on Client-Centred Therapy to prioritise the client's experience and pace. He also uses Psychodynamic Therapy to help people understand how past patterns influence current feelings and behaviour.
Background and approach
Sessions often have a warm, compassionate tone and focus on building an empathetic relationship. His background includes counselling in a large corporate employee assistance programme, where he supported people with a wide range of concerns from workplace stress to self-harm and neurodiversity questions. He has particular experience with later-in-life diagnoses or suspected ADD/ADHD and dyslexia.
Martyn has also trained as an executive coach and can offer coaching packages on request. He meets clinical supervision monthly with an experienced psychotherapist, which informs his reflective practice. Recent professional development has concentrated on neurodiversity, including autism, ADD/ADHD and dyslexia.
Martyn holds registration with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and is listed with the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society. Sessions vary in length of engagement; some clients work together for a year or two while others choose shorter blocks of 6 to 12 sessions. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to his availability.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 382604 | July 2026 |
| NCPS | NCS20-00628 | April 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 Martyn works with
Everything Martyn lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Depression
- Coaching
- ADHD
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Sexuality
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Martyn lists
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 process and Martyn treats this as a collaboration. He will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and help you decide whether to emphasise client-centred work, psychodynamic exploration or a mix of both. Together you can review how the approach is working and change direction if needed.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility. Video calls let you see facial cues and use a fuller therapeutic rhythm, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief updates or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family commitments and location, while keeping the focus on developing a consistent therapeutic relationship.
Frequently asked
What concerns does he help with?
He supports adults with stress, anxiety, anger and depression, and also addresses grief, trauma, self-esteem and career issues.
What is his therapeutic style?
Martyn uses Client-Centred Therapy to follow your lead and Psychodynamic Therapy to look at past patterns that shape current feelings.
How much experience does he have?
He has four years of counselling experience, including work in a large corporate employee assistance programme.
What qualifications and where is he based?
He is registered with the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the UK book sessions?
He does not accept international clients and works with adults based in the United Kingdom only.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on what suits you.
How do fees and starting therapy work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button and complete the short matching questionnaire.
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