Marta Bannister Counselling | Online and Face to Face Counselling (Wallington SM6 and Croydon CR2)

“Just because no one else can heal or do your inner work for you doesn’t mean you can, should, or need to do it alone.” — Lisa Olivera

Welcome

Hello and a very warm welcome to Marta Bannister Counselling. I’m Marta (she / her), a neurodivergent counsellor and a mum, working with adult clients online across the UK and face-to-face in Croydon (CR2).

I can support you with difficulties relating to various events in your life, with main focus on perinatal mental health (pregnancy & loss, birth / birth trauma, postpartum period), grief & loss and traumatic experiences.

Feel free to read more about my experience and qualifications in the About Me section.

What you can expect

Our First Session

Starting therapy can be really daunting, regardless of whether or not you had counselling in the past. In our first session my aim will be to understand your reasons for seeking therapy and what your priorities or desired outcome might be. We will discuss how we can best work together and what your needs, expectations and preferences are. There is no right or wrong answer here and my focus will be on creating a safe space where you can feel comfortable to work through your difficulties.

Confidentiality

Confidentiality and its limitations in therapy are extremely important and something we will discuss in our first session. In order for therapy to have the potential to be beneficial, it is important that you feel safe and that you can trust me to hold the information you share. During our first session we will discuss the confidentiality in counselling and where the limitations are, to ensure that you feel comfortable with the boundaries of this therapeutic space.

What I can help you with

My main focus areas are:

Pregnancy & loss

Birth & birth trauma

Postnatal period

Bereavement & Loss

Trauma

I can also support you with:

Anxiety

Depression

Feeling overwhelmed or stuck

Loneliness

Family & relationship difficulties

Self-esteem

Stress & burnout

How I work

I tailor my approach to you and your individual needs. The way I work is based on the following beliefs:

Creating a safe, trusting, and non-judgemental space in therapy, where clients feel they can really be themselves, is of great importance and value.
Our experiences from the past are often an unconscious driver of our actions in the presence.
Understanding the past brings on greater awareness, but change happens in the present.

My focus in the sessions is on you and what you want to gain from therapy. We will explore your issues together and work towards your desired outcomes. This might be done in a time-limited way or over a longer period of time, depending on your individual needs.

Location

I offer sessions online and face to face; we can discuss your needs and depending on where you are based, we can agree on the best way.

Face to face sessions are available on Saturday mornings and take place in South Croydon.

Online session are available across England, including the following locations: Croydon, Wallington, Cambridge, London, Leicester, Lincoln, Kent and Sussex.

Availability & Fees

I strongly believe that the most important thing for the therapy to work is to have a counsellor you can trust and connect with.

This is why I offer a 20 minutes free initial call, so that we can have a conversation and you can check out what it might be like to work with me.

All sessions are 60 minutes in length and cost £65.

All fees are payable 48 hours in advance.

I am currently available in the evenings and at the weekends.

If you would like to discuss a different session time, length of sessions, frequency or concession rates, let's have a chat.

How Can I Help?

Let's arrange a free 20 minutes call to answer any questions you might have and to understand better how I can support you. You can contact me by completing the below form or you can give me a call on 07534 433507 and leave a voice message.

My voicemail and emails are monitored regularly and I will aim to respond to you within 48 hours.

If you do not receive a response within 48 hours, please check your spam folder, as emails sometimes land there.