Martyn Pars , BACP, NCPS

Martyn Pars offers a calm, empathetic presence for adults seeking practical and reflective support. He frames his work around being heard, understood, believed in and supported - an approach he sees as essential when navigating stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship strain, grief, trauma and other life changes. He also works with neurodiversity issues such as autism, ADD/ADHD and dyslexia, and has experience with later-in-life diagnoses and the questions those can bring.

Martyn's background includes counselling within a large corporate welfare service where he supported people with a wide range of concerns, from mood and relational problems to self-harm and suicidal thinking. In private practice he sees adults and combines therapeutic counselling with accredited executive coaching for clients who want practical strategies alongside personal exploration. His primary therapeutic contact is by video or audio, with occasional messaging when appropriate, and he offers telephone and video sessions to adults in the United Kingdom.

He works from a client-centered stance that values the individual experience and from psychodynamic perspectives that explore patterns and history that influence current life. Martyn holds professional credentials with BACP and NCPS, reflecting membership and recognized professional standing. He welcomes conversations about whether longer-term work or shorter focused support is the right fit for each person.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Martyn integrates client-centered and psychodynamic approaches into his online practice. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening with empathy and creating a non-judgemental space where the client’s own goals and resources guide the work - this approach is helpful for stress, relationship concerns, self-esteem and many everyday life challenges. Psychodynamic therapy explores how past experiences, attachment patterns and unconscious processes influence present feelings and behaviour - it can be useful for repeated relationship difficulties, unresolved grief, abandonment and long-standing emotional patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process and Martyn works collaboratively with each person to identify what fits their needs, goals and preferences. He draws on both ways of working so that therapy can be practical and exploratory as required, and tailors the pace and focus to the client.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions by video or phone can fit around work, family and location, while live chat and text-based messaging provide additional options for moments when real-time audio or video is not convenient. For many people, these formats increase access to consistent, ongoing support from licensed professionals and therapists without sacrificing continuity of care.