- Years in practice
- 17
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Grief
About Francesca
Francesca Martin is a counsellor with 17 years' experience. She is a BACP member and has worked in schools and counselling agencies. Francesca offers a calm, listening approach for people who feel stuck, overwhelmed or unsure about next steps.
She trained as a person-centred counsellor and has additional qualifications in couples counselling and online and telephone counselling. Over the years Francesca has worked with adults, young people and couples in settings such as schools and services for alcohol-related concerns.
Background and approach
She is also a counselling supervisor. Francesca focuses on relationship issues and emotional concerns like stress, anxiety and grief. She also supports people dealing with low self-esteem, life changes, addictions, compassion fatigue and work-related strain.
Her wider interests include ADHD, attachment and issues around caregiving and chronic illness. In sessions she listens without judgement and helps people make sense of what is happening for them. She does not give instructions; instead she works alongside clients to explore options and perspectives.
Practical steps and clearer choices often emerge from talking things through together. Francesca offers appointments by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. The subscription model she uses can be cancelled at any time.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and book according to therapist availability.
What Francesca works with
Everything Francesca lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Francesca helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Francesca lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Francesca uses person-centred counselling online
Francesca practises person-centred counselling, which focuses on listening, acceptance and helping people find their own solutions. This approach can help with relationship issues, anxiety, depression and parenting concerns by creating space to talk and reflect.Her training in couples counselling complements the person-centred work when relationship topics come up. That training supports conversations about communication, boundaries and next steps without prescribing outcomes. The online and telephone counselling qualification means she has experience adapting her style to non-face-to-face sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Francesca works collaboratively to identify what feels most helpful, adjusting methods as needs and goals become clearer. Clients and the therapist decide together which ways of working fit best for the issue at hand.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy lives or limited travel options. Video calls are useful for a fuller face-to-face feel, phone sessions suit shorter check-ins or lower bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging can fit around work or parenting schedules. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing everyday commitments.
Questions people ask about Francesca
What concerns does Francesca help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief and self-esteem problems, among other issues. Parenting, addiction, ADHD and work-related compassion fatigue are also listed areas of focus.
What is Francesca's therapeutic style?
Her approach is person-centred, which means she listens without judgement and helps clients find their own solutions. Sessions aim to create understanding and clearer choices rather than giving directives.
How long has she been practising?
Francesca has 17 years of experience working in schools and counselling agencies, including services that specialise in alcohol-related issues.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Registered Member of BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Francesca offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How does the cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with Francesca?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.
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