Zoe Powell Martin, BACP

Zoe Powell Martin is a counsellor who works online and focuses on practical, person-centred support. She aims to create a warm, nurturing space where people can talk through difficult feelings and life changes. Zoe uses a collaborative style so each plan is built around the individual's needs and goals.

She draws on a mix of approaches to help with stress, anxiety, self-esteem and depression. She also helps people facing relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma, addiction and challenges related to neurodiversity. Zoe has particular experience with concerns such as abandonment, attachment issues and communication problems.

Over seven years of practice has given her experience with a broad range of life stresses. She works with matters including career strain, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and complicated breakups or separations. She also supports people exploring their identity and sexual preferences, including BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture.

Zoe is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She offers sessions in English and accepts clients located outside the United Kingdom. Before booking, clients should confirm current session options to ensure they fit their needs.

In sessions, Zoe uses clear conversation, reflective listening and practical tools drawn from approaches such as Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She encourages shared decision-making so people leave with steps they can try between meetings.

How Zoe's approaches can work online

Zoe uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy alongside client-centred conversation. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and building small, meaningful actions even when thoughts feel difficult; it is often used for anxiety, depression and motivation problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at patterns of relating and connection, helping people understand how early bonds affect current relationships and intimacy issues. Client-Centred Therapy prioritises the person’s own perspective, with the counsellor offering empathic listening and reflection to help people find their own solutions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Zoe will discuss different methods and decide together which fits the client's needs, goals and preferences. This collaborative exploration means the plan can change as things progress and new priorities emerge.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy life and keeping regular contact without travel. Online work can make it easier to schedule short check-ins around work or family commitments and to use exercises between sessions. Because session formats are not listed here, clients should confirm which options are offered before booking so they know what to expect.