About Emily
Emily Hodson offers calm, straightforward support for people facing loss, trauma, low mood and parenting strain. She aims to make sessions easy to understand and practical for daily life. Emily speaks plainly and listens for what matters most to each person.
She trained as a person-centred counsellor and holds BACP accreditation, which reflects her commitment to professional practice. For three years she has worked specifically in counselling, and before that she spent time in wider mental health roles where she supported people through difficult moments.
How Emily works
Emily uses creativity and mindfulness in sessions. That can mean simple breathing and grounding exercises, or using art and metaphor to help people say what is hard to put into words. She adapts her approach to what feels most helpful in the moment rather than following a rigid method.
More recently she worked in creative recovery projects in the community and spent nine months as a school counsellor. Those roles have shaped her flexible style and given her experience with different ages and needs. She aims to help people build small practical steps they can use outside sessions.
Typical concerns she supports include trauma and abuse, grief, parenting stress, low self-esteem and depression. Emily also has experience with attachment and abandonment issues, autism and Asperger syndrome, postpartum depression, and mood or personality-related difficulties. She works in English and accepts international clients.
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.
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How evidence-based approaches work online
Emily blends person-centred counselling with creative and mindfulness-based techniques. Person-centred counselling focuses on listening closely and helping people find their own solutions through empathetic, non-judgemental dialogue. Creative approaches use drawing, metaphor or simple activities to help express feelings that can be hard to talk about. Mindfulness offers small attention and breathing practices to reduce distress and improve moment-to-moment coping.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk through goals and preferences with each person and try different ways of working to see what fits best. Adjustments are made over time so the work stays practical and relevant to daily life.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text messaging. Video calls let people keep visual contact when that helps the work. Phone sessions suit those with lower bandwidth or who prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and messaging make it easy to fit short check-ins into a busy week or to reflect in writing. These options help people access therapy around work, family or location constraints, while keeping the focus on consistent, evidence-based therapeutic work.
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