Meet Martin
Counsellor, Psychotherapist, Supervisor and Founder of More Soul Therapy
I have been working in private practice since 2013, supporting adults and young people through emotional difficulties, relationship challenges, life transitions and questions of meaning and purpose. My approach is depth-oriented and integrates counselling, psychotherapy, coaching and supervision, informed by trauma, attachment, family systems, psychodynamic thinking and a psycho-spiritual perspective, within a compassionate and collaborative therapeutic relationship.
Why More Soul?
More Soul Therapy emerged from my growing belief that healing is not simply about reducing distress. Whilst therapy can help us recover from anxiety, trauma, grief and relationship difficulties, it can also become a journey towards greater self-awareness, meaning, authenticity and purpose.
Professional Background
Before becoming a therapist, I spent many years working in education, leadership and professional development in the UK and internationally. Living and working in Sri Lanka, Brazil, New Zealand and India exposed me to diverse perspectives on wellbeing, culture, spirituality and personal growth.
Clinical Experience
Since entering the counselling profession I have worked with:
- anxiety and depression
- trauma and PTSD
- relationship difficulties
- shame and self-esteem issues
- life transitions
- identity and personal development concerns
- spiritual and existential questions
- rape and sexual abuse work
- trauma training
- supervision
- teaching counsellors
Influences and Interests
Alongside my clinical work I have maintained a lifelong interest in meditation, contemplative traditions and personal development. My studies have included yoga, Tai Chi, Qi Gong and Kriya Yoga as taught through the Self-Realization Fellowship tradition.
Professional Memberships
- Senior Accredited Member of the Accredited Coaches, Counsellors, Psychotherapists and Hypnotherapists (ACCPH)
- Accredited Member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)
- Member of the Hampshire Association of Counselling and Pschotherapy (HACP)
- Registered Practitioner of the British Association of Performing Arts Medicine (BAPAM)
Qualifications
- Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (Level 6)
- Postgraduate Certificate in Supervision
- Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy
- Diploma in Hypnotherapy and Counselling Skills
- Bachelor of Education
Specialist Training
- Working with Neurodivergent Clients Using the Autism Dialogue Approach, UK.
- Spirituality and its Place in the Counselling Room, UK.
- Shame, Narcissism and Gaslighting: The Narcissist’s Emotional Abuse, UK.
- Understanding Personality Disorders, UK.
- Childhood Trauma, the Brain and Neuroscience, PESI, UK
- Working with Young People (11-18), Bournemouth, UK
- Working with Sexual Trauma, Wiltshire, UK
- Reiki Trainer, Harrow, UK
- Reiki I and II Practitioner, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Initiated into Kriya Yoga, the Self-Realisation System of Paramahansa Yogananda
A Personal Note
Over the years I have become increasingly interested in what helps people not only heal, but also flourish. Many clients arrive seeking relief from emotional pain and leave with a deeper understanding of themselves, their relationships and their purpose. It is a privilege to accompany people on that journey and to witness the resilience, courage and potential that often emerges through the therapeutic process.
