Martin Ollington, BACP

Martin Ollington is a United Kingdom-based therapist with 16 years of professional experience who supports people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, grief and loss, and depression. He works from a strengths-oriented perspective and approaches each person as the expert on their own life story, helping them notice and build on the resources they already have to face difficult challenges.

Martin values the courage it takes to seek change and offers steady support as people take the first steps toward a more fulfilling and happier life. His practice emphasizes practical, compassionate partnership - listening carefully, identifying priorities, and helping clients find ways to manage symptoms and navigate transitions.

Martin holds BACP accreditation - a membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy that indicates professional training and adherence to recognised practice standards in the UK. He aims to create a collaborative working relationship that respects each client’s pace and goals, offering focused therapeutic work that helps people move forward from where they are now.

Therapeutic approaches adapted for online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and build practical habits that align with those values. It uses acceptance and mindful awareness alongside committed action to reduce the impact of painful thoughts and feelings and support meaningful change.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and developing concrete strategies to change them. It is often used to address anxiety, low mood, stress, and difficulties that interfere with daily functioning.

Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns shape current connections and emotional responses. It can be helpful for relationship challenges, intimacy-related issues, and patterns of avoidance or fear of abandonment.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Martin will work with each person to understand their needs, goals, and preferences and to adapt techniques from these models so the therapy fits the individual. Registered professionals and therapists often blend methods to best support a client’s priorities.

Online therapy offers flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, to access support from different locations, and to continue consistent therapeutic work even when in-person meetings are not possible.