Zoe Powell Martin, BACP

Zoe Powell Martin is a counsellor with seven years of practice who draws on relational and evidence-informed approaches. She aims to build a calm, respectful space where people can talk through stress, anxiety, depression and the upheaval that often comes in midlife. Zoe uses empathy and shared decision-making to shape each session around what the client needs right now.

Her background brings together ways of working that help people notice patterns and try new responses. Zoe mixes acceptance and commitment ideas with cognitive tools to handle difficult thoughts and feelings. She also pays attention to attachment patterns and relationship dynamics that affect how people connect and cope.

Zoe supports people dealing with grief, trauma and loss, as well as those managing long-term health conditions, caregiver stress and compassion fatigue. She also works with concerns about self-esteem, identity and sexuality, including LGBT issues and questions around intimacy and kink culture.

Practical skills such as emotion regulation, boundary-setting and clearer communication are woven into therapy alongside space for reflection. Sessions are guided by the client’s goals and paced to suit what feels manageable in everyday life. Zoe encourages small, workable steps as well as deeper exploration.

People who book a session can expect a collaborative process that balances listening, practical tools and exploration of life patterns. Her aim is to help clients move from feeling stuck to finding clearer ways forward that fit their values and circumstances.

How Zoe’s approaches translate to online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that match their values. It is useful for stress, anxiety and life transitions where someone wants more direction rather than fewer feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thinking patterns and learning practical strategies to reduce distress and change behaviour. It is often used for anxiety, low mood and coping with challenging life situations.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Zoe will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, and together they will agree which ideas and techniques to try. This collaborative process means methods can be adjusted as therapy progresses to fit what is helpful.

The biography states she offers online counselling and psychotherapy, so please confirm the exact session types when booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also let people access a therapist from different locations, which can help when balancing work, caregiving or other commitments. Registered or accredited professionals, including therapists using these approaches, can guide how to make remote sessions work well for day-to-day life.