Counsellor profile
Emma Spick, BACP
Counsellor - stress and anxiety
See online counselling options- Person-centred approach
- Grief and loss
- Women's issues
About Emma
Counsellor Emma Spick is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, with four years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She lists stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, and coping with life changes as primary areas she works with. Emma also notes additional focus on ageing and geriatric issues, guilt and shame, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, self-love and women's issues.
Emma trained to a Diploma level in therapeutic counselling in 2022 and describes a person-centred approach as her main way of working. In person-centred sessions she treats the client as the expert on their own life and creates room to talk things through. She may combine other methods when they seem useful for the situation.
Sessions are conversational and aim to help the client find clearer thinking and steadier routine after periods of upheaval. Emma says that talking about loss, low mood or anxiety can help people notice small changes that ease stress. She works with practical matters like coping strategies and noticing unhelpful thoughts alongside exploring feelings.
Emma explains that daily life can drown out a person's own voice, and that therapy gives time to listen to it again. She notes experience supporting people through bereavement, relationship strain, low confidence and trauma-related problems. The tone of her work is intended to be non-judgemental and supportive.
To begin, prospective clients are asked to use the site matching process to book an initial session. The booking route includes a short questionnaire and an option to schedule the first appointment. Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
Approaches used in online counselling and how they help
Emma describes a person-centred approach as her main way of working. This approach focuses on listening and helping the client identify their own solutions by talking through feelings and choices. It can suit people who want time to understand their own reactions to stress or loss.She also says she will bring in other evidence-based techniques when appropriate. Those techniques can include practical coping strategies for anxiety and ways of working with difficult memories after trauma. These methods are aimed at reducing distress and improving day-to-day functioning.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Emma will discuss different methods with the client and agree what to try based on their needs, goals and preferences. She describes this as a collaborative process where the client helps shape the focus of sessions.
Please confirm the current session formats before booking, as the original profile does not list explicit online or in-person options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, study and family commitments. They also allow for shorter check-ins when a full appointment is not needed and for telephone conversations where camera use is not wanted.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
4+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
Emma works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief and coping with life changes. She also focuses on ageing and geriatric issues, guilt and shame, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, self-love and women's issues.
How does she work in sessions?
Her main approach is person-centred, where the client is treated as the expert on their life. She may bring in other methods alongside this when they suit the client's needs.
What experience does she have?
She has four years' experience as a counsellor since completing her Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling in 2022.
What professional registration does she hold and where does she practise?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I do to begin sessions?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.