Counsellor profile
Emma Eakins, BACP
Based in United Kingdom ยท 4 years of experience
Counsellor for stress, anxiety and life changes
Continue with EmmaAt a glance
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom (406796)
- Qualifications
- BACP
- Experience
- 4 years
- Languages
- English
- Based in
- United Kingdom
Details come from information Emma supplied to BetterHelp.
- Stress and anxiety
- LGBT issues
- Grief and loss
About Emma
BACP. Four years' professional experience. Emma Eakins works with stress, anxiety, LGBT issues, grief and loss, and coping with life changes. She also supports people affected by ADHD and related concerns.
Emma uses approaches that include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centred Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy. Sessions focus on talking through what is most pressing and developing practical ways to manage day-to-day difficulties. She adapts the way she works to match each person's needs and goals.
People come to Emma with a wide range of problems. She has helped with abandonment and attachment issues, body image, cancer, caregiver stress, chronic pain and long-term illness, communication problems, divorce and separation, and family of origin matters. Emma also addresses guilt and shame, forgiveness, isolation and loneliness, and end-of-life and hospice concerns.
Her style emphasises clear, direct work. Conversations aim to identify patterns that cause distress and to try new ways of coping. CBT techniques may be used to address anxious thinking and practical solution-focused steps can help with immediate problems.
Emma offers counselling in English and accepts international clients. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Therapeutic approaches and online counselling
Emma uses Attachment-Based Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy as core ways of working. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns and can help when attachment or abandonment issues cause distress. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and is often used for anxiety and stress to develop clearer thinking and practical coping skills.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and will adapt methods together with the client. This is a collaborative process aimed at matching approach to need rather than prescribing a single method.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking as the biography does not list specific options. Online counselling can make it easier to fit sessions into everyday life, for example by removing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins around busy schedules, or avoiding the need to be on camera if that helps someone engage. Registered or accredited professionals can offer similar therapeutic work remotely while focusing on what will help each person most.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, LGBT related issues, grief, coping with life changes and ADHD, plus related areas such as abandonment, body image and chronic illness.
What is her counselling style?
Her approach combines Attachment-Based, Client-Centred, CBT, Existential and Solution-Focused methods to talk through problems and try practical coping steps.
How much experience does she have?
She has four years of professional work experience in counselling.
Is she registered with a professional body and where is she based?
She is with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Can sessions be held in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She accepts international clients.
How are sessions priced?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin counselling with her?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
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