Martin | Integrative therapist, MNCPS Acc.

Counselling and Therapy North London

About me

You might be here because life feels heavy, anxious, or confusing — caught in patterns or self-doubt you’d like to move beyond. You may not know what to do next, only that something needs to change. We won’t start with answers — we’ll find the right questions.

Therapy begins with the simple act of being met. I offer a warm, collaborative space where we can explore what’s happening in your life — meeting you as a whole person, not a problem to fix. It’s a place to arrive as you are and find what you need.

Many of my clients are thoughtful, creative and self-aware, often supporting others, but can find it hard to turn understanding into movement for them. Together we’ll explore what’s holding you back, and what might help you move toward steadiness, connection and self-trust.

How I work

However we begin, our work unfolds at your pace — grounded in trust, curiosity, and care. My approach
is integrative and relational — drawing together ideas from Person-Centred, Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Gestalt, existential, and mindfulness-based traditions, combining evidence-based insight with a relational focus.

These approaches offer different ways of understanding experience — from developing self-acceptance and emotional regulation, to exploring values, identity, and direction. They aren’t techniques to apply but ways of listening. The focus is always relationship: how you meet yourself, supported by how we meet each other in the room.

The process is collaborative and adaptive — we follow what feels alive, letting awareness and connection guide the work.

What we might explore

• Anxiety, overthinking, low self-esteem, self-criticism or ADHD — learning steadier self-support.
• Confidence, boundaries, and communication — relating with more ease and honesty.
• Trauma, grief, or loss — meeting what’s painful with care and perspective.
• Depression, stress, and burnout — rebuilding energy, purpose, and meaning.
• Life transitions, identity, and direction — reconnecting with what feels real and important.

Each session unfolds naturally. The aim is awareness, not perfection — learning to meet yourself with care, not criticism.

How it feels to work together

• Safe enough to be seen. We begin by building steadiness and trust — helping your system know it doesn’t have to hold everything alone.
• Awareness and acceptance. You’ll learn to see what’s happening inside you without judgment, and to let it move at its own pace.
• Warmth with all. Compassion that steadies as it softens — firm, fair, and kind.
• Relationship as method. Sessions aren't something that happens to you, but between us. A meeting where difference becomes dialogue and complexity can belong.
• Empowerment through participation. The aim is not control but trust — learning to let action grow naturally from what feels real and connected.
• Integration and meaning. Over time, therapy gathers what was divided; wholeness becomes the ability to stay in conversation with all that we are

Who I work with

I work with adults from all backgrounds and identities — each process unique, but always shaped by what unfolds between us. In person near King’s Cross, and online across the UK. Whatever you bring, you’ll be met with curiosity, respect, and care.