Ronika Martin, ACA

Ronika Martin is an ACA counsellor based in Australia who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction and relationship difficulties. She speaks English and Hindi and aims to make first contact straightforward for people who are feeling unsure about therapy.

She has seven years of experience in a range of settings, including schools, community organisations, prisons and private practice. She has supported people one-to-one and led group work, and has worked with people experiencing homelessness and those in drug treatment programs.

Ronika focuses on understanding how habits and thoughts developed as coping strategies. She works with clients to gently notice those patterns and to try different responses that work better now. Sessions are practical and grounded, with attention to what someone can do between meetings.

Her approach draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Attachment-based ideas and client-centred practice. She adapts these methods to each person’s needs and life situation rather than following a single step-by-step plan.

Ronika has experience supporting people through grief, trauma and abuse, parenting stresses, caring responsibilities and workplace burnout. She also works with mood difficulties such as depression and bipolar mood concerns, and with people living with ADHD who want clearer strategies for everyday life.

Reaching out can feel hard, and Ronika aims to create a warm, non-judgemental space where people feel heard. If someone wants to explore practical changes to thoughts and everyday habits, she can help them take the next steps.

How certain approaches translate to online counselling

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and values, and on taking small steps toward a meaningful life. It can help when worry, avoidance or habits get in the way of what matters. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour and uses practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. It often suits people wanting structured tools for anxiety, low mood or stress. Attachment-based ideas explore how early relationships shape current reactions and help people build different ways of relating and connecting.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to match methods to a person’s goals, preferences and the particular issues they bring. That may mean mixing elements from ACT, CBT and client-centred work rather than following a single model.

Please confirm which session formats are offered before booking as the profile does not list specific online options. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use approaches like in-session behavioural experiments, values-based goal setting and real-time coping strategies in their everyday context.