- Attachment work
- CBT techniques
- Client-centred
About Esmie
Esmie Wainwright is a counsellor registered with BACP and NCPS in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and depression. Her profile also lists work with issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, codependency, and guilt and shame.
She uses a mix of approaches to guide sessions, including attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques, and psychodynamic thinking. In practice she focuses on clear conversation and practical steps rather than technical language. People can expect straightforward discussion about what matters to them.
Esmie often helps people untangle patterns in relationships and family life. That can include blended family challenges, adoption or foster care matters, divorce and separation, or managing control and commitment worries. She also works with the emotional aftermath of trauma and domestic violence.
Her sessions aim to improve everyday interactions. That might mean working on communication, trust, or handling day-to-day stress. She describes therapy as collaborative and adjusts the way she talks and plans work to each person’s needs.
For someone carrying guilt or shame, Esmie looks at how those feelings link with past relationships and present choices. She explores where the feelings come from and what people do to manage them. The focus is on small, practical changes and clearer understanding.
To begin, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session. The service uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time, and costs vary with location.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-based work focuses on patterns in relationships and feelings of safety with others. Online sessions can explore how early connections influence current guilt, shame or trust problems and aim to identify repeating patterns that affect relationships. Client-centred work means the counsellor listens and follows what matters most to the person. In online meetings this approach keeps the conversation grounded in the client’s priorities and helps clarify what they want to change or understand. Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Esmie will work collaboratively to decide whether attachment ideas, CBT techniques or psychodynamic reflection suit a person’s goals. That choice can change over time as needs and preferences become clearer. Please confirm the available session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example they can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-in meetings when needed, or be chosen to avoid keeping a commute. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt pacing and tools to work well across remote appointments, helping people practise new ways of relating and thinking in everyday settings.Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, and depression, and also lists focus areas such as abandonment and guilt and shame.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She combines attachment-based ideas, client-centred listening, cognitive behavioural techniques and psychodynamic thinking to guide conversation and planning.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience working with the listed concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with BACP and NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted according to the profile information provided.
How are fees handled?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.