Emily Smith , BACP

Emily Smith is a fully qualified person-centred counsellor and psychotherapist registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). The BACP is the main professional body for counsellors and psychotherapists in the United Kingdom and sets ethical standards for practice, which Emily follows in her work.

She is committed to supporting people through difficult periods, mental health challenges, and personal exploration. Emily creates a compassionate, nonjudgmental therapeutic space where individuals can examine what is happening for them and work toward clearer understanding and greater resilience.

Trained primarily in Person-Centred therapy, Emily also integrates a range of complementary approaches into her practice, including ecotherapy, Gestalt therapy, Transactional Analysis, and creative therapeutic techniques. This flexible approach allows her to adapt to each person’s needs and preferences while maintaining a focus on the client’s experience.

Emily has experience working with a wide variety of concerns, including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem difficulties, ADHD, depression, borderline personality features, autism, self-harm, grief, relationship issues, and frontline NHS burnout. Additional areas of focus include abandonment and attachment issues, body image, chronic illness and pain, caregiver stress, communication challenges, control issues, divorce and separation, guilt and shame, impulsivity, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, and men’s issues.

She is LGBTQ+ friendly and is registered under the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), working in line with GDPR guidelines. Emily brings a compassionate, person-centred stance to therapeutic work and listens without judgment to whatever a person wishes to explore.

Clinical Approaches and How They Translate to Online Therapy

Emily integrates client-centred therapy and attachment-based approaches alongside elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) when appropriate. Client-centred therapy focuses on compassionate, nonjudgmental listening and helps people explore their feelings and values at their own pace - it is well suited to concerns like low self-esteem, anxiety, and life transitions. Attachment-based work looks at patterns formed in early relationships and helps people understand and change how they relate to others, which can be especially helpful for abandonment, attachment difficulties, and relationship challenges. DBT offers practical skills for managing intense emotions, impulsivity, and relationship conflicts and can support people dealing with self-harm, emotional dysregulation, and impulsivity.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Emily works with each person to identify goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adapting techniques over time so the therapy fits the individual rather than forcing a single model.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility around work, family, and mobility needs. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, fit therapy into a busy schedule, and access support from home or other convenient locations while working with licensed professionals and therapists who tailor the methods to each person’s circumstances.