I’m Martina Blake. My Counselling and Psychotherapy practice is in Oxshott and Surbiton, Surrey.

I have worked for several years in the counselling and psychotherapy field and have experience of both face-to-face and telephone helpline counselling. In this time I have worked with clients with a range of difficulties, including depression, anxiety, bereavement and loss, self-esteem issues, coping with life changes, problem gambling and visual impairment.

Counselling offers a unique time and space to talk through what people are feeling and what is happening in their lives. It is an opportunity to make sense of things and be supported at what may be a difficult or challenging time.

It can help to talk to someone and to be heard attentively, non-judgementally and with empathy.

I aim to help you explore further what is important to you, open new possibilities, and provide clarification of what emerges. Perhaps you can improve your own self-awareness and learn how to cope in a different way. It may be that you come to understand yourself and your experiences better or can look to develop your potential in some way.

I will not tell you what to do, nor provide answers nor solutions. Rather I aim to help you find your own answers and make good decisions for you.