About Emily
Emily Bolland is a BACP counsellor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and mood difficulties. She also supports people coping with trauma, ADHD and related concerns. Her tone is warm and down-to-earth, aiming to make therapy approachable and straightforward.
She brings six years of direct counselling and psychotherapeutic experience in NHS and community settings. That background includes work in mental health teams and neurodevelopmental assessment services.
How Emily works
This has shaped a practical way of working with complex emotional problems. Sessions are steady and collaborative. Emily listens closely to what matters most and helps people break problems into manageable steps.
Conversations cover thoughts, feelings and everyday routines, with a focus on real-life changes rather than jargon. Her training and research also inform her practice. Emily is undertaking a doctorate in psychology and is researching suicidal thoughts and behaviours in young adults.
That research adds depth to her understanding of distress and risk. She uses approaches drawn from evidence-based therapies alongside psychodynamic and humanistic ideas. This mix helps address both current symptoms and longer-standing patterns.
The aim is to build clearer ways of coping and a stronger sense of self over time.
What Emily works with
The areas below are the ones Emily selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Emily's approaches translate to online therapy
Emily draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques alongside psychodynamic and humanistic ideas. Third-wave cognitive behavioural approaches such as acceptance and commitment principles focus on noticing thoughts and feelings, choosing actions that match personal values, and reducing avoidance. This can help with anxiety, stress and mood problems by teaching practical ways to respond to distress.Psychodynamic ideas are used to look at long-standing patterns and relationships. Talking through repeated themes helps people understand why they react a certain way and how to try new responses. Humanistic influences mean the work is collaborative, with attention to the person's strengths and values.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences and try different ways of working to see what fits best. Decisions about methods are made together and can change as needs evolve.
Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when bandwidth and time permit. Phone sessions are a good option when a shorter check-in is needed or camera use is not preferred. Live chat and text messaging suit people who prefer typing their thoughts or need brief, frequent contact. These options help fit therapy around work, study and family commitments.
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