Zoe Powell Martin, BACP

Zoe Powell Martin is an experienced counsellor offering online counselling and psychotherapy from the United Kingdom. With seven years of practice and registration with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) - the professional body for counsellors in the UK - she brings a thoughtful, person-focused approach to each therapeutic relationship.

Zoe creates a warm, safe, and nurturing space where people can explore difficult feelings and life changes. Her work is collaborative by design, with sessions co-constructed to reflect each person’s goals, preferences, and pace. Shared decision-making guides the therapeutic direction, so clients take an active role in shaping the process.

Empathy, compassion, and careful attention inform Zoe’s style. She aims to provide an inclusive and supportive environment in which people feel heard and respected. Whether someone is seeking short-term support or longer-term exploration, Zoe focuses on tailoring the experience to meet individual needs and to support meaningful change over time.

Approaches that guide online counselling and therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without needing to eliminate them, while encouraging actions that align with their values. It is often helpful for stress, anxiety, low mood, and coping with life transitions.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in relationships and early attachment experiences to understand current relational difficulties. This approach can support work on trust, intimacy, abandonment concerns, and improving communication in relationships.

Client-Centered Therapy places the person’s experience at the heart of the work, emphasising empathy, validation, and collaboration to foster self-understanding and growth. It is well suited to people who want a supportive, non-directive space to explore identity, self-esteem, and emotional challenges.

Zoe works collaboratively with each person to identify which approach or combination of approaches best fits their needs and goals. Finding the right therapeutic fit is part of the process, and she adjusts methods based on what feels most helpful for the individual.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call or phone and through live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to access registered professionals from different locations and to fit therapy into busy or changing schedules.