- Years in practice
- 3
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Emily
Emily Hodson is a counsellor who aims to help parents who feel overwhelmed, stuck, or unsure where to turn. She keeps conversations straightforward and practical so parents can focus on what matters most. Emily draws on person-centred principles and gentle creativity to make sessions feel calm and manageable.
She trained as a person-centred counsellor and holds BACP registration with three years focused counselling experience. That background informs a warm, non-judgemental way of listening.
Background and approach
Sessions often include mindfulness and creative techniques when these suit the person’s needs. Emily has recent experience in creative recovery work in the community. That role sharpened her flexibility and helped her adapt interventions to whatever is needed in the moment.
She also spent nine months working as a school counsellor, which added practical strategies for supporting parents and individuals linked to school concerns. In sessions she aims to help people identify small, doable changes. Conversations may cover grief, trauma, low mood, parenting challenges, self-esteem or postpartum difficulties.
She also supports people facing attachment and abandonment issues, isolation, or life-purpose questions. Emily uses simple tools such as grounding, breathing practices and creative exercises alongside person-centred listening. The work is collaborative - she helps people find approaches that feel useful, then adjusts as progress is made.
What Emily works with
Everything Emily lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Emily helps people with.
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
How therapeutic approaches work online
Emily offers person-centred counselling online, which centres on being heard and respected. That approach focuses on listening, reflecting and helping people find their own solutions, useful for parenting worries, low mood and self-esteem concerns.She also uses mindfulness-based techniques to help manage strong emotions and reduce overwhelm. These include simple breathing and grounding exercises that can be practised between sessions to steady mood and attention.
Creative interventions are another element she brings into remote work, such as guided imagery, drawing prompts or writing exercises. These methods can help people access feelings and ideas that are hard to name in conversation.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Emily will work collaboratively to try ideas and see what helps, adjusting methods to match goals and preferences rather than following a fixed plan.
Online therapy offers practical benefits such as fitting sessions around school runs, work breaks or other commitments. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when less bandwidth is available, and live chat or text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it simpler to keep continuity and build progress over time.
Questions people ask about Emily
What concerns does Emily help with?
She supports people facing trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, low self-esteem and depression. Additional areas include attachment and abandonment issues, postpartum depression and feelings of isolation.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is person-centred and warm, with an emphasis on listening and being present. Mindfulness and creative exercises are used when they suit the person's needs.
How much counselling experience does she have?
Emily has three years of focused counselling experience and prior roles in mental health that add wider context. She has recent community work in creative recovery and school-based counselling experience.
Where is Emily based and how is she registered?
She practises from the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, shown as BACP.
Which languages can sessions be held in?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts clients from other countries.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to the therapist's availability.
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