Directory entry

Victoria Martin, BACP

Credentials: BACP
Experience: 5 years
Practising in: United Kingdom
Languages: English
Sessions: Online only
Client ages: Adults, 18 and over

Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issuesCoping with life changes

Ready when you are

Victoria sees clients through BetterHelp. Answer a few questions to ask about starting - free, and no commitment.

Affiliate link. We will earn a commission if you sign up, at no cost to you.

Victoria Martin uses client-centred counselling to help people feel heard and understood. She combines practical conversation with emotional work to address stress, anxiety and relationship concerns. Victoria presents as calm and direct and aims to make sessions clear and manageable for busy people.

With five years of experience, she helps people tackle family stresses, parenting strain, addictions and major life changes. She also works with grief, trauma and mood concerns such as depression and bipolar.

Background and approach

Victoria pays attention to issues that often sit beneath problems, like attachment patterns, shame, body image and communication difficulties. Her approach mixes emotionally focused work with psychodynamic thinking and relationship tools from the Gottman Method. That means sessions can include exploring feelings, identifying unhelpful patterns, and learning practical skills to improve connection.

Conversations are guided by the person's own priorities rather than a fixed script. Victoria holds BACP registration, which indicates membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She offers therapy in English and is based in the United Kingdom while working with clients internationally.

People looking for different session types can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. She aims to adapt to each person's situation, helping them make steady changes over time.

Approaches for online relationship and emotional work

Victoria uses client-centred therapy to prioritise the person's own experience and perspectives, offering a space where worries and goals guide the conversation rather than a set agenda. Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) is used to look at how emotions shape reactions in close relationships and to help people express needs more clearly. The Gottman Method provides practical skills and exercises aimed at improving communication and managing conflict in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the journey. Victoria will discuss goals and preferences with each person and suggest which methods to try first. That choice is collaborative and can change as work progresses to match emerging needs.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make therapy more manageable alongside work, family and daily life. Video calls are useful for face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can fit into short breaks or when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat allow ongoing check-ins between calls. These options aim to give flexibility so people can maintain regular contact in a way that fits their routine.

What kinds of problems does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns as well as parenting, addictions, trauma, grief and mood difficulties like depression and bipolar.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her work is client-centred and emotionally focused, with psychodynamic ideas and Gottman relationship tools used as needed to address feelings and patterns.

How much experience does she have?

Victoria has five years of professional experience supporting people through a range of issues from life changes to relationship and emotional difficulties.

Where is she located and what are her credentials?

She is based in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English and she is able to work with international clients.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging depending on the client's preference.

How are sessions paid for?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are accessed through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Most often

Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Family conflicts

Also listed

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 5 years
Registered with: BACP
Languages: English

Contacting Victoria

Victoria takes enquiries through BetterHelp. You answer a few questions about what you are looking for, then arrange sessions if it seems like a fit. Browsing costs nothing and you are not committing to anything by reading this page.

Victoria Martin, BACP

Background and approach

Approaches for online relationship and emotional work

Areas of focus

What this therapist works with

Others working with stress, anxiety