Martyn Pars , BACP, NCPS

Martyn Pars offers clients a space where they can be heard, understood, believed in, and supported. He presents this as a simple but essential commitment - support that many people need at certain moments in life. Martyn's primary therapeutic interactions take place via video or audio, with occasional messaging used as supplementary support, and he asks clients who prefer mostly written contact to seek an alternative practitioner.

He brings experience from working within a large corporate employee assistance programme where he provided counselling for a wide range of concerns, including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, self-harm and suicidal ideation. He has developed particular experience supporting people who receive later-in-life diagnoses or who suspect they may have neurodivergent conditions such as ADD/ADHD, autism or dyslexia. In private practice he supports adults over 18 across the UK and also offers executive coaching for those wanting focused support to develop professionally; coaching packages are available on request.

Sessions with Martyn aim to feel warm, compassionate and non-judgemental, with an empathetic relationship at their heart. He can integrate mindfulness, spiritual perspectives and meditation practices into therapy when clients wish to work in those areas. Martyn is a qualified and accredited counsellor registered with professional bodies including BACP - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and NCPS. He meets monthly with an experienced psychotherapist for clinical supervision, a practice that informs his presence and the depth of connection he brings to his work.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Martyn uses client-centered therapy and psychodynamic therapy as core approaches in his online practice. Client-centered therapy focuses on creating a warm, empathetic relationship in which the client is listened to and respected - it helps with issues such as low self-esteem, relationship difficulties, stress and the challenges of life change. Psychodynamic therapy explores how past experiences, attachment patterns and unconscious feelings shape current behaviour and emotional life - it can be useful for working with grief, trauma, patterns in relationships and long-standing emotional difficulties.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Martyn works collaboratively with each person to identify what will best meet their needs, goals and preferences. He listens to the client’s priorities and adapts the work over time so the approach reflects their experience and desired outcomes.

Online therapy with Martyn is offered by video calls and phone sessions as the main modes, with live chat and text-based messaging available as supplementary options. These modalities provide flexibility - they make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, access support from different locations across the UK, and maintain continuity of care when in-person meetings are not practical, while still enabling meaningful therapeutic work with licensed professionals and therapists.