Emily Smith, BACP
Emily Smith helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and Abuse
- +3 more
About Emily
Emily Smith helps people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. She is also experienced supporting people who face difficulties around abandonment, attachment, body image, control, dissociation and self-harm. Emily uses a straightforward, respectful approach that focuses on what you want to change.
Emily has six years of practice in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration, which appears as BACP. She starts by listening to your story and identifying your immediate concerns.
Background and approach
Conversations are practical and grounded - the aim is to find what makes life harder and try ways to ease it. In sessions she helps people name painful patterns and practise small changes. This can mean looking at unhelpful thoughts, exploring how relationships affect mood, or developing steps to manage flashbacks and distress after abuse.
Work is paced to suit each person and to build on their strengths. She also supports people grappling with guilt, shame, isolation, mood and personality difficulties, and those trying to make sense of life purpose. When needed she talks through safety planning and ways to reduce immediate risk without using technical jargon.
Emily aims to collaborate so people feel involved in decisions about their care. She invites straightforward feedback and adjusts plans when something does not feel helpful. The focus is on practical change and on helping people find ways to feel more steady day to day.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 378261 | May 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Emily works with
Everything Emily lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Online support
Another common focus is low mood and anxiety work, which looks at unhelpful thinking and small behaviour changes to lift mood and reduce worry. Practical steps and routine changes are used alongside emotional processing to help people feel more able to manage day to day.
Finding the right approach tends to be part of the therapeutic journey. The therapist works collaboratively with each person to agree aims, tries methods that match those goals, and adjusts the plan when something does not fit. Clients and the therapist make decisions together about what feels most helpful.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect, including video calls for face-to-face conversation, phone sessions for easier access when bandwidth is low, live chat for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging for ongoing support between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, family and travel and to choose the format that feels most comfortable.
Frequently asked
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She supports people experiencing stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, self-esteem problems and depression, and works with many related areas such as attachment, body image, dissociation and self-harm.
How would you describe her approach in sessions?
Her style is practical and collaborative, focusing on listening first and then trying small, manageable changes that fit a person's life and goals.
What background and experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience working in the United Kingdom and has supported people through a range of trauma and mood-related difficulties.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is listed with BACP and practices in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her in other languages or from other countries?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently taking international clients.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a course of therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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