- Attachment-based work
- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
About Emma
Emma Hughes is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom with eight years of experience. She works with adults on concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, depression, ADHD, addictions and trauma and abuse. She also addresses intimacy-related issues, eating and body image, parenting pressures, self-esteem and career questions.
Her approach brings together attachment-based ideas, client-centred work and cognitive behavioural techniques. Sessions are conversational and interactive. She may offer gentle challenge when it feels right and will draw on emotion-focused and mindfulness practices as needed.
Emma’s practice grew from a psychology degree and a degree in integrative counselling with a psychodynamic emphasis. That background informs how she pays attention to patterns in relationships, early attachments and recurring emotional responses. She aims to notice the habits that keep people stuck and to name them plainly.
She has experience supporting people through abandonment and attachment issues, dissociation, codependency and relationship commitment fears. Emma also works with neurodiversity concerns including autism and Asperger syndrome, and with chronic illness and caregiver stress.
Emma keeps her professional membership with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and undertakes regular continuing professional development. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session via the site.
Approaches used online and how they help
Emma commonly draws on attachment-based work and cognitive behavioural therapy in online sessions. Attachment-based work looks at how early patterns in relationships affect current feelings and reactions, which can be useful for shame, abandonment worries and relationship difficulties. Cognitive behavioural therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical changes, which can help with anxiety, guilt and low mood.She also uses client-centred listening alongside emotion-focused and mindfulness practices to help people notice their experience without rushing to fix it. Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work; the therapist will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and decide together what to try first.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking, since the profile does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare or medical appointments, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They can also reduce travel time and help people continue work when circumstances change, while the therapist and client collaborate on pacing and practical arrangements.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, grief, depression, ADHD, addictions and trauma and abuse, among other issues listed in her profile.
How would she approach shame or guilt?
She combines attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening and cognitive behavioural techniques to talk about feelings of guilt and shame and the patterns that keep them active.
How much experience does she have?
Emma has eight years of clinical experience and trained in psychology and integrative counselling with a psychodynamic emphasis.
What are her professional credentials and location?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
She accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the profile does not list specific formats.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the site.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.