Martin Porritt, BACP

Martin Porritt trained in the UK and holds BACP accreditation. He has five years of work as a counsellor and focuses on helping people make changes that matter in their lives.

Martin helps with addictions and relationship difficulties. He also supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and problems with anger. He works with issues around communication, divorce and separation, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose and sexuality.

In sessions Martin treats you as the expert on your own life. He looks for strengths you already have and helps you apply them to current problems. The conversation is practical and down to earth, aimed at finding steps you can use between meetings.

Martin describes himself as supportive and focused on helping people take the first steps toward a happier life. He believes change starts with small choices and steady effort. He offers straightforward help for mood and panic symptoms as part of broader work on relationships and personal goals.

Sessions are conducted in English and he accepts international clients. If you want to start, he asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability.

Therapeutic approaches and online counselling

Martin uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and managing symptoms. One common approach involves structured conversations to identify patterns that keep problems going and to test small changes in daily life to see what helps. This kind of work is useful for mood difficulties, panic symptoms and relationship patterns.

Another approach focuses on working through difficult experiences such as trauma, abuse and grief by helping people make sense of what happened and to find ways of coping that reduce distress. That work can include building new strategies for handling anger, shame or strong emotions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will help figure out which methods fit the client's needs, goals and preferences and will adjust the plan as therapy progresses. It is a collaborative process where the person sets the priorities and the counsellor offers tools and practical steps.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so ask to confirm current online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people continue therapy while travelling or when arranging appointments around work or family commitments.