Linzi Martin

I am flexible with my hours and will be able to offer evening appointments and Saturday mornings.

I can offer face to face , online , telephone or walk and talk

I work from a local counselling charity hub but I am busy creating a beautiful space at my home so please bear with me as this will be available in the next 3 months 

I am a person centred counsellor.

I offer a non judgemental, empathic space that meets you where you are with warmness, kindness and understanding.

It's a big step to come to see a counsellor.

You will have lots feelings about this but please know that in this space you are valued, you are worthy and you are safe.

I won't try to give you advice or solve your challenges for you.

That's not what therapy is about. This space allows for your personal growth in self awareness and to explore issues that are troubling you in the here and now 

This can also mean that to work through your present we may need to visit your past. We can talk about issues from childhood or youth that may be affecting how you feel today. 

Person centred counselling isn't passive. I'm not going to nod and ask you how that makes you feel all the time. I will look at patterns of behaviours, links to thoughts, actions and behaviours and highlight these so you can explore these in as much depth as you need to.

This a journey. My role is build your trust to build a great therapeutic relationship so that you feel empowered and truly heard to become your authentic self. 

That authentic you is in there , we just need to work together to uncover that version that has got lost and help you find your way back to you.

I am particularly interested in and have done lots of client work with but not limited to the following areas:

Narcissistic abuse and living with a narcissist.

Women's issues such as menopause. Maybe you've recently been diagnosed with ADHD/autism as a result of reaching perimenopause.

Disenfranchised Grief. Has the loss of a beloved pet left you struggling with grief and you feel nobody understands or the kind of grief where you feel nobody understands why you are grieving. 

I can also work with young people from the age of 13yrs old upwards.

I offer 50 minutes of therapy at the same time on the same day weekly.

As time progresses you may wish to see me twice monthly or once monthly.

I ask that from the outset you commit your well-being to 8 sessions initially,so that we can grow a secure therapeutic relationship.

I work from a lovely counselling charity hub currently with a proposed move into my own space in the next few months.

I can work remotely via MS Teams or a telephone call session as I have experience of both.

As I live coastally we can also have walk and talk sessions along the seafront at Cleveleys or Fleetwood.

I don't charge a cancellation fee but ask respectfully to contact me where possible 24hrs before your session to let me know you cannot attend so that someone else can have the room.

My practice is person centred which means that I have been trained in a purely person centred modality and do not offer CBT or Psychodynamic therapies.

Person centred means exactly that.

The sessions are driven by you and what you bring and I will not fix your issues.

You have the answers in there and we will work together to uncover and unpick the challenges you are living through and I will meet you where you are.

I do use pluralistic techniques such as working with metaphor and Gestalt techniques if these are suitable within the session. I am also happy to do creative therapy such as drawing.

Therapy isn't meant to be easy. There will be times when you may cry, feel angry, feel deep sadness , frustration, confusion and every feeling you might never have felt ...and that's where the change begins.

We may have laughter and light hearted times too , it's not all about the depth all the time.

All feelings are positive. And you will possibly feel them all. It can be uncomfortable but stick with it and you will feel that change happen within. 

Talking therapy is a very unique experience. And it works. It can be truly magical.

Are you ready to start your journey to a version of you that feels clearer, lighter and more free?

Your first session is where we will work through the counselling contract which outlines confidentiality and how I work, cancellations and how you wish to navigate if we should see each other in public.

I will ask you to complete an initial assessment form to take information such as next of kin and contact details in case of an emergency.

I will begin our sessional 50 minutes after this.