Helen Martin BA(Hons), MBACP
Welcome
My name is Helen Martin and I am a fully qualified BACP‑registered psychotherapeutic counsellor based in Basingstoke. I work with individuals and couples from across Hampshire and Berkshire, and I also offer online sessions for clients throughout the UK.
My training and modality is in psychodynamic counselling, which means I am interested in how early experiences, especially those we may not be fully aware of, can quietly shape how we feel, behave, and relate to others in everyday life. While this approach informs my thinking, the heart of my practice lies in the relational. I believe it’s through a consistent, attuned therapeutic relationship that we can truly begin to make sense of your experiences together, helping you move towards change that feels meaningful.
When choosing a counsellor, it is important to know that the person you’re meeting with is fully trained and qualified. My training and qualifications include:
– BACPDip Psychodynamic Counselling.
– Registered member of British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
– Continued professional development in a broad range of areas, including but not limited to:
- Sibling relationships and dynamics
- Men’s mental health
- Supporting neurodistinct clients
- Brief psychodynamic therapy
- Equality, diversity and inclusion
- Risk assessment and management
- Addiction and compulsive behaviours
- Working with unconscious processes
- Working with imagery and dreams
- Autism and ADHD
- Understanding and treating complex PTSD
- Bereavement, endings and loss
- Cruse: loss and bereavement
- The Lullaby Trust: sudden and unexpected death of a baby or child
- OCD
I have an interest in supporting people through loss and bereavement. Loss can affect us in many different ways, and it isn’t always straightforward or predictable. I offer a steady, compassionate space to explore what your loss means for you, to help make sense of the emotions that are arising, and to find ways of coping that feel more manageable and supportive.
Alongside my private practice, I also work with 2Wish (www.2wish.org.uk), a charity that provides free, confidential support to those affected by the sudden and unexpected death of a child or young person aged 25 and under. This includes, but is not limited to, parents, siblings, grandparents, partners, extended family, friends, witnesses, and professionals such as healthcare workers, emergency services and educators.
As one of their counsellors working in the local community, this work is deeply meaningful to me. It involves offering compassionate, specialist support to individuals and families at some of the most painful and disorienting moments of their lives. Being part of a service that holds people with such care and dignity is an important and valued aspect of my professional practice.
In addition to my private practice and my work with 2Wish, I mentor counselling trainees at a local counselling service. It’s a role I’m passionate about, providing a meaningful opportunity to support others in their ongoing clinical development.
As part of my ongoing commitment to ethical and reflective practice, I regularly attend supervision and continued professional development. This includes further training, study, and reflective learning to ensure my work remains thoughtful, responsive, and attuned to each client I work with.
