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Martha Cheesman

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Martha Cheesman, BACP

United Kingdom

BACP counsellor - Anger and relationships

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Key details

  • CredentialsBACP
  • RegistrationBACP, United Kingdom / 392231
  • Experience10 years
  • LanguagesEnglish, Spanish
  • LocationUnited Kingdom

About

  • Attachment-Based Therapy
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
  • Client-Centred approach

About Martha

Martha Cheesman is a BACP counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with ten years working in a more specialised capacity. She supports people facing anger, stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy concerns, and a wide range of related issues including addiction, grief and self-esteem. Sessions are offered in English and Spanish, and she accepts international clients.

Her approach draws on several familiar methods to match what a person needs in the moment. She uses Attachment-Based principles to look at how past bonds affect present reactions. Client-Centred work keeps the client's experience central, while Cognitive Behavioural Therapy helps spot and change unhelpful patterns. She also brings elements of existential thinking when people are questioning purpose or meaning.

Martha describes work that addresses mind, body and spirit together. That means conversations about feelings alongside practical techniques such as mindfulness and trauma-aware practices. She pays attention to how patterns of relating show up in daily life, and supports people who want clearer boundaries or gentler emotional responses.

Her background includes long-term practice with diverse ages and cultures. Over the past decade she has focused on more specialised counselling roles and further study across different approaches. This range gives her several ways to approach anger and the problems connected to it.

People often come for help with workplace frustration, simmering resentment, trouble sleeping linked to stress, or intense reactions after traumatic events. Sessions aim to identify triggers, develop new responses, and build steadier ways of coping in everyday situations.

How sessions work

Therapeutic approaches used online and what they do

Martha uses Attachment-Based ideas to look at how past relationships shape current emotional reactions. This can help when anger feels linked to fears of abandonment, control issues, or recurring patterns with others.

She also uses Client-Centred methods which focus on listening and following the person's experience. That approach helps people feel understood while they try out new ways of responding to anger and frustration.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is used to identify thoughts and behaviours that keep anger cycling. It offers practical techniques for spotting triggers, testing different responses, and building routines that reduce stress and reactivity.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Martha will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and together they decide which combination of methods to use. The process is collaborative and can shift as needs change.

Session options are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online formats before booking. Many people choose online sessions because they fit more easily into work and family routines, allow shorter focused check-ins, or remove the need to travel. Registered or accredited professionals can offer these flexible ways to work while keeping the focus on practical skills for managing anger and everyday stress.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyImago Relationship TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

10+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English, Spanish

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of anger issues does she work with?

Martha works with a range of anger-related concerns including workplace frustration, simmering resentment, reactions after trauma, and anger that affects relationships.

How would she describe her therapeutic style?

She blends Client-Centred listening with practical tools from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and attachment-informed perspectives to help people notice patterns and try different responses.

What experience does she bring to this work?

She has practised in a specialised counselling capacity for ten years, with broader counselling experience before that and ongoing study in several approaches.

Where is she based and what credential does she hold?

She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, noted as BACP.

Can I work with her in languages other than English?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish.

Does she accept clients outside her country?

She accepts international clients; check practical details and scheduling before booking to ensure suitability across time zones.

How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?

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

How do I begin if I want to work with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a 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 unsafe, use the crisis numbers.

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