Martin Sugg, BACP

Martin draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past and current relationship patterns affect feelings and behaviour, helping people spot repeated dynamics and try new ways of relating. He uses client-centred work to keep sessions focused on what the person wants to say, listening carefully and following their pace rather than imposing a plan. He also applies cognitive behavioural therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and to practice small experiments that can reduce anxiety and low mood.

Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through options, try different techniques, and check in about what helps most. Together they shape a plan that matches the person's goals, practical constraints and how they prefer to work in the session.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and travel. Video is useful when visual cues help the conversation, phone calls can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging lets people reflect and reply in writing between sessions. These options increase flexibility while keeping the focus on consistent, goal-oriented work with registered or accredited professionals.