After completing a first degree in psychology, Martin went on to train as a dramatherapist, and became interested in working with stories and myths.
He subsequently engaged in further training in counselling psychology and integrative psychotherapy.
Martin has worked in mental health settings both in day centres and residential treatment. He set up and managed a therapeutic service for drug using offenders and worked with families experiencing drug problems.
Martin’s interest in nature and therapy has developed through his work with and participation in men’s groups and nature-based therapy experiences. He has completed mountain leader training and trained as a vision fast facilitator at the School of Lost Borders, culminating in a four-day-and-night vision fast in Death Valley, California.