Zoe Powell Martin, BACP

Zoe Powell Martin is a counsellor who uses collaborative, person-centred ways of working to help people make sense of hard moments. She offers a warm, nurturing space where conversations are shaped together. Zoe brings seven years of clinical experience and holds BACP accreditation. Her approach blends practical techniques with attention to relationships and values. She uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people commit to meaningful action. Attachment-based ideas guide work on how early relationships affect present connections. Zoe commonly supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. She also helps with life transitions, grief, trauma, addiction concerns and career strain. Additional focuses include ADHD, caregiver stress, chronic illness and ageing and geriatric issues. Sessions address intimacy and relationship concerns, communication difficulties, anger and compulsive patterns such as codependency. She is experienced with issues linked to identity and sexuality, including LGBT matters and alternative sexual cultures. In sessions Zoe aims for clear goals and shared decision-making. Practical tools are taught and practised alongside space to reflect on values and attachment patterns. People can expect calm, steady support and active collaboration about next steps.

How Zoe’s approaches translate to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people name what matters and take small steps towards it, even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. It is often useful for anxiety, low mood and life changes. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments and techniques to change behaviour. It can help with panic, worry and low mood. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connection patterns shape current relationships and emotional reactions, which can be helpful for intimacy issues and long-standing relational struggles. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and decide together which methods suit a person's goals and style. That collaborative process helps match techniques to real-life needs rather than using a single fixed method. The original biography states Zoe offers online counselling and psychotherapy. Please confirm the exact session formats when you book. Online work can make fitting therapy into a busy life easier - it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a work break, or let people join from a quieter place. It also makes it possible to continue therapy if moving between locations or when international arrangements are needed. Registered or accredited professionals can use these ways of working to keep sessions focused and practical, with tools and exercises you can try between meetings.