Counsellor profile
Martin Sugg, BACP
United Kingdom
Counsellor - codependency and anxiety support
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 107534
- Experience
- 12 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred approach
- CBT techniques
About Martin
Martin Sugg is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has 12 years of experience. He works with people struggling with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, low self-esteem and motivation. He also sees people who are dealing with relationship and family issues, trauma and intimacy-related difficulties, and codependency concerns.
He prefers straightforward conversations. Sessions focus on what is happening now and what practical steps feel possible. Martin encourages clients to name patterns that leave them exhausted or always putting others first. He helps people notice how they respond to stress and painful feelings, and then tries out different ways of coping in session.
Martin draws on several approaches. He uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape expectations in current relationships. He works in a client-centred way so the session follows what the person brings. He also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques to map thoughts, feelings and behaviours and develop small experiments between sessions.
People can expect direct discussion about boundaries, communication and difficult emotions. Martin aims to help people practise new responses, not just talk about them. He invites steady work on habits that keep someone stuck, and on clearer ways to ask for what they need.
Sessions are offered in English and Martin accepts international clients. He asks people to use the online matching and booking flow to arrange a first appointment and to complete a short questionnaire before the first session.
How sessions work
How his approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-based work looks at the ways early relationships shape current expectations and reactions. Online sessions can use this to track patterns in how someone seeks closeness or pulls away and to practise new relational responses. Client-centred work prioritises what the person brings to the session and follows their pace; online meetings let the counsellor listen and mirror concerns so the person feels understood. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings and actions and uses small experiments; online sessions can map these links and set brief practical exercises between meetings.Choosing an approach is part of the therapy. Martin will discuss what feels most useful and adapt methods as work progresses. The aim is a collaborative decision based on the person's goals and preferences rather than a fixed formula.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please check the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around everyday life, for example by avoiding travel, using audio when bandwidth is limited, or having a shorter check-in during a break. Registered or accredited professionals can use these practical arrangements to help therapy fit into a busy routine without changing the main therapeutic focus.
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Experience
12+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does he work with?
He works with stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, low self-esteem, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma, intimacy concerns and codependency among other topics.
What is his approach in sessions?
Sessions combine attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening and CBT tools. The work focuses on noticing patterns and trying practical steps between meetings.
How much clinical experience does he have?
He has 12 years of professional experience working with people on the range of concerns listed above.
What credentials and location are listed?
He is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises from the United Kingdom.
Does he work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and he accepts international clients.
What session formats does he offer?
The biography does not specify session formats; please confirm the current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with him?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the booking flow.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.