Martyn Blair
Counselling and Psychotherapy
Individual Counselling
Life can be overwhelming, and sometimes we all need a safe space to talk. I provide one-on-one counselling tailored to your unique experiences, helping you navigate challenges such as:
• Anxiety and stress
• Depression and low mood
• Relationship difficulties
• Grief and loss
• Workplace stress and career concerns
Together, we will explore your thoughts and emotions in a supportive, confidential environment, empowering you to make meaningful changes.
Supervision
As a qualified supervisor to advanced diploma level, I offer a reflective and collaborative space for counsellors, therapists, Managers and safeguarding leads at any stage of their career.
My approach is supportive and insightful, helping you:
• Develop your practice with confidence
• Explore challenges in a safe environment
• Maintain ethical and professional standards
• Prevent burnout and enhance self-care
Whether you’re in training or an experienced practitioner, I provide supervision that supports both your professional and personal growth.
How I Work
My approach is person-centred, meaning I tailor our sessions to your needs. I integrate various therapeutic techniques, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Solution-Focused approaches, to help you gain clarity, resilience, and emotional well-being.
Book a Free Consultation
Taking the first step towards counselling can feel daunting, but you don’t have to do it alone. Let’s have a brief, no-obligation chat to see how I can support you.
📩 Get in touch today to schedule your free initial consultation.
Martyn Blair
A practical warm approach
I’m both a retired builder and a counsellor, and I truly enjoy helping people navigate their challenges with a blend of a practical approach with warmth, and compassion
My Journey
My journey in counselling started in 2008 when I trained as a person-centred counsellor. I spent seven fulfilling years as an IAPT therapist within the NHS. Since I left the NHS, I’ve dedicated myself to private practice, focusing on building strong connections with my clients.
A unique mix of practicality and an ability to connect with people
I have 35 years of experience in the building industry, I began my career as a quantity surveyor and eventually became the Managing Director of a medium-sized construction company. This diverse background gives me a unique perspective, allowing me to connect with people on different levels.
…and I care
I genuinely care about the well-being of those I work with and strive to make a positive impact in people’s lives.
I’d Love to Help
Supervision
Person Centred supervision, or at least my version, holds the supervisee centrally as the best expert of their work, whilst offering gentle developmental challenges.
Forming the relationship between the supervisor and therapist is at the heart of good supervision, it needs to feel right for both. Please call for an initial free telephone conversation, followed by a paid check session to check the potential to work together.
I share any relevant skill or experience.
I hope that supervision becomes the meeting of two colleagues in a shared professional experience.
I am an experienced supervisor, working now in private practice and prior to this in the NHS for Coventry IAPT. I qualified at Warwick University achieving the Advanced Diploma in Person Centred Supervision Of Counsellors and Psychotherapists in 2011.
I am a member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and work within their ethical code.
Fees
60 Minute session – Fee £55.00
90 Minute session – Fee £82.50
My Approach & Philosophy
A Person centred approach
A way of life
I see the person centred approach as a way of life that I try to live by both in the counselling room and elsewhere
You know best, you just dont know that….yet!
I believe that you know best your own internal world. This is different to other approaches that teach a model or structure
Who am I to tell you what to do, when you know best you just haven’t realised that yet perhaps.
The counselling relationship
This doesnt mean I am not active. Relationships require effort and the counselling relationship is no different. I do my best to get a sense of what your world might be like, feeding back what I hear. I accept you for who you are and what you bring, yet also letting you know what I am feeling and experiencing openly and honestly, in the hope that it will help.
My additional training
I have integrated other techniques into my work and will offer these when it seems appropriate.
- Knowledge and training of CBT and Psychodynamic approaches
- Animal assisted therapy inviting my dog buster into the room to work, it is optional and some choose not to work with him
- Creative connections using a variety of creative methods
- Mindful photography
- Supervision
A playful photo of Buster the therapy dog, taken for one of the children he worked with in a school
He really does seem to work magic with clients either in school or in private pratice
Get In Touch
Contact Form
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07715 497202
Address
Croft House, Tamworth Road,
Keresley End
Coventry CV7 8JJ
Hours
Mon, Tue and Thurs: 8.30am – 5pm
Weekends: Closed
Send me a message for an initial conversation, a tentative enquiry is ok and to use your preferred method
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