Counsellor profile
Emma Hughes, BACP
Counsellor - relationships and anxiety
See online counselling options- Psychodynamic approach
- Cognitive behavioural therapy
- Mindfulness therapy
About Emma
Counsellor and member of BACP, Emma Hughes has eight years' experience and works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, grief and depression among other concerns. She also lists ADHD, addictions, family concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, eating difficulties, parenting, self-esteem and career questions. Emma notes additional focus on attachment and abandonment matters and on long-term conditions such as chronic pain and illness.
Emma uses a mix of talking approaches. She combines psychodynamic ideas with cognitive behavioural techniques and a client-centred way of working. Sessions are conversational and interactive. She can offer challenge when it seems helpful and will listen first to understand each person's situation.
In practice she often attends to patterns that begin in early relationships and how those show up now. That can help with repeating problems in partnerships, difficulties with commitment, or attachment-related worries. She also works with trauma, dissociation and the effects of long-term stress including caregiver strain and compassion fatigue.
Emma has experience working outdoors with trauma and behaviour-related difficulties, and has supported adults and adolescents. She keeps up professional development through her BACP membership to review approaches and learning.
People who contact her typically want clear, practical conversations about what to try next. She will discuss what methods might suit the presenting problem and how to work together over time.
How her approaches work for online counselling
Emma uses Attachment-Based ideas and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her work. Attachment-based work looks at early relationship patterns and how they affect feelings and behaviour now; it can help with trust, intimacy and repeating relationship problems. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on links between thoughts, feelings and actions and is often used for anxiety, depression and practical coping skills.Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. She will discuss goals, preferences and what has or has not helped before. Together they will try methods that fit the problem and adjust the way of working as needed.
If you want to use online sessions, please confirm which formats she currently offers before booking as session formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time on work days. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt both attachment-focused and CBT techniques to remote work, using conversation, structured exercises and mindfulness practices to support progress.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationships, grief and depression among many other issues. The list also includes ADHD, addictions, trauma, eating concerns and parenting stress.
What is her therapeutic style?
She blends psychodynamic ideas with client-centred work and cognitive behavioural techniques. Sessions are interactive and may include gentle challenge when appropriate.
How much experience does she have?
Emma has eight years of counselling experience and has worked psychodynamically for part of that time. She has also offered outdoor work with trauma and behavioural difficulties.
Which professional body is she a member of?
She is a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy.
Which languages are sessions held in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with international clients?
She does accept international clients. Confirm practical details and timing when you make arrangements.
How are sessions arranged and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. Confirm the current fees for your area before booking.
How do I start if I want to see her?
Select the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and 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.