Counsellor profile
Francesca Martin, BACP
BACP counsellor - relationships and parenting
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- Person-centred approach
- Couples counselling qualification
- Online and telephone CPD
About Francesca
Francesca Martin is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with 17 years of experience. She has worked in schools and counselling agencies, and she holds an additional qualification in couples counselling and a CPD certificate in online and telephone counselling. She has counselled young people, adults and couples and has also served as a counselling supervisor.
Francesca often focuses on relationship concerns and related stresses. She helps people talk through anxiety, grief, parenting strain, addiction-related worries and changes in life circumstances. She also offers support around intimacy issues, self-esteem and career pressures.
Her practice uses a person-centred approach. Sessions begin by listening and by helping clients name what matters to them. Conversations aim to open up options rather than prescribe actions, so clients can weigh choices at their own pace.
Francesca's background includes eleven years as a school counsellor and work with an agency that specialised in alcohol-related problems. She has experience supporting people facing attachment and abandonment worries, blended family tensions and communication difficulties. Her additional focus areas include chronic illness, caregiver stress and ageing concerns.
She also brings experience supporting people with ADHD, autism spectrum issues and avoidant personality patterns. Those who want to address separation and divorce, codependency or commitment worries can raise these topics in early sessions. The emphasis is on respectful listening and helping clients clarify what they want to change.
To begin, readers are invited to use the site process to match and book a first session. The therapist’s training and long working history guide a steady, practical style of counselling.
How sessions work
Client-centred practice and online counselling
Francesca uses a person-centred approach that focuses on listening and on understanding what matters most to the client. This approach helps when people are unsure about relationship choices, parenting pressures, or coping with loss because it gives space to clarify feelings and priorities.Her additional training in online and telephone counselling means she brings that practical experience to remote conversations. Telephone sessions can suit shorter check-ins or when being on camera is difficult, while online video can help keep a clearer sense of non-verbal cues. Each format supports talking through relationship strains, anxiety and decisions about change in everyday life.
Finding the right way of working is part of the process. Francesca will discuss approaches and session formats with each person and agree what fits their needs, goals and preferences. The choice is collaborative and may be revisited as things change.
Confirm the exact session options on the booking page before you schedule, since formats are set through the site. Many people value remote appointments because they can fit a session into a lunch break, reduce travel time or allow for a quieter, less interrupted check-in during a busy week.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship and parenting concerns, addictions, depression and related issues such as self-esteem and coping with life changes.
How would she describe her way of working?
Her practice is person-centred. That means she listens first and helps people find their own options rather than giving direct advice.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of experience, including eleven years as a school counsellor and roles in agencies that focused on alcohol-related issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Registered Member of BACP and works in the United Kingdom.
Does she work in any other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients.
Which session formats does she offer?
The biography notes a CPD certificate in online and telephone counselling. Please confirm current session formats on the booking page before scheduling.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to start a session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.