- Years in practice
- 8
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Grief
About Emma
Emma Hughes is a counsellor who blends practical therapy approaches with a warm, interactive style. She uses a mix of talking therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, depression and parenting challenges. Emma aims to treat every person with respect and sensitivity while offering gentle challenge when it can help progress.
Emma trained in integrative counselling and studied psychology before working psychodynamically for several years. She records eight years of overall experience and maintains membership of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP.
Background and approach
This means she follows the professional standards set out by that body. Her work often combines attachment-based ideas with cognitive behavioural techniques and person-centred listening. Sessions focus on what someone wants to change, with practical steps and space to understand deeper patterns.
Mindfulness and emotionally-focused methods are also drawn on to address intense feelings and relationship concerns. Emma has experience supporting people with trauma, addictions, ADHD, eating concerns, and chronic health stress. She has also practised outdoor therapy for trauma and behavioural difficulties and has worked with adults and adolescents in those settings.
Her focus includes communication problems, attachment issues and coping with life changes. People can expect a collaborative plan tailored to their needs. Emma offers a calm, non-judgemental presence and aims to help clients develop clearer thinking, more effective coping and improved emotional connection.
What Emma works with
Everything Emma lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Emma helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Emma lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How her approaches work online
Attachment-based work emphasises patterns in close relationships and how early bonds shape reactions now. Online sessions use conversation to identify those patterns and build different ways of connecting and responding to stress and parenting challenges.Client-centred therapy focuses on empathetic listening and helping the person lead the pace of change. In remote sessions this often means reflecting back what matters most and letting the client set goals while the counsellor offers support and clarity.
Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at thoughts and behaviours that keep problems going and teaches practical strategies to change them. Delivered online it can include short exercises, thought records and small experiments to try between sessions.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, needs and preferences. That choice can be reviewed as therapy progresses so the plan stays useful and relevant.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around parenting, work and daily routines.
Questions people ask about Emma
What concerns does Emma commonly help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and parenting difficulties. Other areas include ADHD, addictions, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and interactive, combining listening with occasional challenge. Sessions balance practical steps and exploration of deeper patterns.
How much experience does she have?
Emma has eight years of experience working in counselling and related psychodynamic practice. She has also worked with outdoor therapy approaches for trauma and behavioural difficulties.
What credentials and location are recorded?
She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international arrangements are available?
Sessions are offered in English and Emma accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy can take place by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging according to client preference.
How much does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling according to therapist availability.
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