Lynsey Martin, NCPS - Therapist in United Kingdom

Collaborative approach
Sleep and rest focus
NCPS Accredited

About Lynsey

Lynsey Martin is a counsellor based in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. She supports people who are finding everyday pressures hard to manage, including stress, anxiety and low mood. She aims to make the initial step into therapy easier by offering a calm, non-judgemental space to talk.

Her approach is practical and conversational. She listens first to understand each person’s situation, then works collaboratively to identify small, achievable changes. Sessions often focus on building confidence, coping skills and clearer thinking when life feels overwhelming.

Sleeping difficulties and problems with rest are among the concerns she helps people address, alongside relationship tensions, parenting strain and issues around identity and self-worth. She also provides support around addiction, trauma and chronic health challenges when these affect daily life.

Lynsey draws on several therapeutic styles to suit different problems. She uses client-centred ways of working to follow the client’s lead, cognitive behavioural techniques to spot and shift unhelpful patterns, and mindfulness tools to reduce reactivity. Narrative and psychodynamic ideas inform how personal stories and past experience shape current feelings.

She holds the NCPS credential as an Accredited Member (MNCPS Accred). Sessions are conducted in English and the practice operates within the UK. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online support

Client-Centred Therapy emphasises listening and following the person’s lead. The counsellor creates space for people to describe what matters most and helps them find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses practical exercises to change patterns that maintain anxiety or low mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve rest.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals and preferences and then agree on methods together. This means sessions can shift over time as needs change, combining listening, practical strategies and reflective work in ways that suit the person.

If you are considering online therapy, check which session formats are currently offered before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a weekday break or to join from different locations, and some exercises translate well to video or phone conversations. Quiet surroundings, shorter check-ins or selecting audio-only options can help when note-taking or movement-based practices are needed. Registered or accredited professionals adapt their sessions so therapy can fit into everyday life without requiring major schedule changes.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsSelf esteem Depression Coping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Credentials

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does this counsellor help with?

She helps with stress, anxiety, low mood and sleep difficulties, plus relationship and parenting concerns and issues like addiction or chronic illness that affect daily life.

How does Lynsey work in sessions?

Her style is open and conversational, with listening first. She then works collaboratively to set small goals and practise techniques between meetings.

What experience does she bring?

She has four years of professional experience supporting people through life changes, self-esteem struggles and emotional distress.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is an NCPS Therapist - Accredited Member (MNCPS Accred) and works within the United Kingdom.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the UK work with this counsellor?

International clients are not currently accepted.

How are sessions arranged and how much do they cost?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

What should I do to begin working with this counsellor?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s stated availability.