Martyn Oakland

Martyn Oakland is a counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with 11 years of professional experience. He supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, and coping with life changes. He also works with concerns such as abandonment, attachment struggles, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, midlife crisis and mood disorders.

Martyn aims to make the first step easier. He creates an open, non-judgemental space where people can speak honestly about thoughts and feelings. Sessions focus on understanding what is causing distress and finding practical ways to feel steadier day to day.

He has spent recent years helping people who find it hard to regulate strong emotions. That work has included supporting people with patterns seen in Borderline Personality Disorder and similar emotional traits. Martyn uses straightforward conversation and reflection to help people notice patterns and try new ways of coping.

His approach is collaborative. He listens, offers clear feedback and works with each person to agree on small, manageable goals. Typical conversations cover building self-compassion, improving relationships and reducing panic or overwhelm.

People who come to Martyn can expect calm, direct support aimed at practical change. He encourages small steps that add up to steadier mood and fewer moments of intense distress.

How evidence-based approaches work online

Martyn works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on understanding feelings and changing unhelpful patterns. One common approach helps people notice how thoughts and behaviours keep problems going and then practises new responses to reduce anxiety and low mood. Another approach focuses on learning to manage strong emotions through step-by-step skills training and steadier ways of coping.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. He will talk with each person about their goals, preferences and life circumstances, and then suggest methods to try. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is made.

For practical session details, please confirm which formats are currently offered before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy days, cut travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people work with a therapist in their own time zone if they live outside the UK. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt exercises for screen-based sessions so that therapy focuses on real-life changes and manageable steps.