Dr Lee Martin

Clinical Psychologist

In Demand

COVID-19 Secure

100 Sessions

Verified Reviews

Lee was fanastic. Really gentle and sensitive and understanding. Gave a great outline on the type of therapy we were going to embark on and I felt like I was in great hands. Looking forward to my...

Lee was fanastic. Really gentle and sensitive and understanding. Gave a great outline on the type of therapy we were going to embark on and I felt like I was in great hands. Looking forward to my next session.

Lee has helped guide me (in a gentle and seemingly effortless way) through one of the hardest periods of my life. He has listened to me better than I listen to myself, cuts to the heart of issues...

Lee has helped guide me (in a gentle and seemingly effortless way) through one of the hardest periods of my life. He has listened to me better than I listen to myself, cuts to the heart of issues when I'm lost in the weeds, and has shown me great patience and kindness in every session. I feel more myself than I have for at least 2 years, and optimistic about the future. Thank you Lee.

i filled in the self referral and booked my £100 hour with Lee . Lee spent 50 mins of the hour talking about ACT and mindfulness - certainly the latter i expressed no desire to discuss as i have...

i filled in the self referral and booked my £100 hour with Lee . Lee spent 50 mins of the hour talking about ACT and mindfulness - certainly the latter i expressed no desire to discuss as i have practiced this for years! inspire of this Lee banged on and on and insisted on sending me un requested info on Act and mindfulness - onsite of being very clear in the pre meeting assent and in person - that i was interested in DBT. no assessment nor questions were asked of me - a lecture on two un requested therapies for £100 --- I am pushing generosity to give this " therapist " one star!

Lee Martin commented
I am sorry that you were not happy with the initial session. You had expressed an interest in DBT. On this basis, and following your request for information as to what this mode of therapy entails, I explained the core modules of DBT. These are; Emotional Regulation, Interpersonal Effectiveness, Distress Tolerance and Core Mindfulness.
I do recall that you told me that you had done mindfulness for years and did not want to pay to learn something you already knew. As I explained, mindfulness is a key component of DBT and it would not be helpful to leave it out. I did suggest however that we could utilise your existing knowledge and skills, and did attempt to explain how mindfulness is presented in DBT.
I am sorry that you were unhappy that the session was not a structured DBT session in the way you had anticipated. As I explained at the time, the assessment stage is often less structured, and involves socialising the client to the model, also to assess whether DBT is appropriate for the client, or that it is what they expected. I did explain that subsequent sessions are more structured.
I recall that at the beginning of the session you had also expressed some interest in ACT therapy, we discussed this briefly but mostly the elements shared with DBT.
Again, I am sorry that this session was not satisfactory for you and wish you every success in any further therapy you might pursue.

Best Wishes, Lee
Dr Lee Martin
Clinical Psychologist

Locations

Lee is available via Video only.

I Can Help You With

Abuse
Emotional, Physical, and Sexual
Addiction
Alcohol, Cocaine, and Gambling
Anger
Aggression, Anger management, and Passive aggressive behaviour
Anxiety / stress
Agoraphobia, Acute stress, Death, Financial, Generalised, Health, Panic attacks, Performance, Separation, Social anxiety disorder, Social phobia, Specific phobia, and Stress management
Depression
Dysthymia, Major, Premenstrual syndrome (PMS), Pre and post-natal depression, Seasonal affective, Self harm, and Suicidal thoughts
Grief / loss
Anticipatory mourning, Bereavement, Complicated grief, Loss of a pet, Loss of a parent, Loss of a spouse, Loss of a child, Sudden loss, and Unemployment / redundancy
Identity
LGBTQ and Men's issues
Mood
Bipolar disorder
Obsessive compulsive disorders
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
Personal
Bitterness, Boundary setting, Childhood related, Confidence, Feeling lost, Goal setting, Guilt, Jealousy, Lack of focus, Life transition, Life coaching, Manipulative behaviour, Mid life crisis, Motivation, Nervous breakdown, Personal development, Self esteem, Shyness, Spirituality, Sports performance, and Victim mentality
Personality disorders
Avoidant, Borderline, Dependent, Histrionic, Narcissistic, Paranoid, Schizoid, and Alexithymia
Relationships
Abandonment, Affairs / infidelity, Attachment issues, Breakups, divorce and separation, Codependency, Communication difficulties, Cross cultural, Doubt in relationships, Intimacy, Marriage problems, Parenting related, Peer relationships, Premarital counselling, Rejection, and Same sex couple issues
Sexual difficulties
Erectile dysfunction
Trauma
Adjustment disorder and Post traumatic stress disorder
Work
Career progress, Leadership, Mediation, Workplace bullying, Workplace stress, and Workplace performance

Therapy Types I Offer

Compassion Focused
Acceptance and Commitment ACT
Cognitive Behavioural CBT
Dialectical Behaviour DBT
EMDR

Accreditations

(HCPC) Health and Care Professions Council