About Emily
Emily Pemberton welcomes people feeling overwhelmed by stress, low mood or anxiety. She is a counsellor who aims to make first steps into therapy simple and calm. Her style is warm and steady, with short reflections and gentle pacing to match what the client needs.
Emily trained to a postgraduate level in Person-Centred therapy and holds BACP accreditation, which she uses to guide a respectful, client-led process. She has five years' professional experience and draws on both client-centred work and elements of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in sessions.
How Emily works
Sessions focus on what feels most pressing. Emily helps people talk through relationship worries, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, trauma and abuse, and the practical stresses of life change. She also supports people coping with long-term illness, chronic pain, neurodiversity and issues such as abandonment or attachment concerns.
Her way of working is to listen closely and reflect back what she hears. This creates space to notice patterns and try new responses. Sessions are paced by the client and aim to build clearer thinking and calmer reactions over time.
Therapy is offered online from the United Kingdom in English. People can meet by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Getting started involves a short matching questionnaire and arranging sessions at a time that suits the client.
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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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Parenting issues
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Practical approaches and online therapy options
Emily combines a person-centred way of working with practical skills from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy. Person-centred therapy focuses on listening, understanding and following the client's pace; it helps when someone needs space to make sense of their feelings and decisions. DBT offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions, improving interpersonal interactions and coping with distressing moments.Finding the right approach is a joint process. Emily will discuss which methods feel most useful and adapt sessions to the client's goals and preferences. The work is collaborative and can shift as needs change over time.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face to face from different locations. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit those who prefer written reflection or need flexible timing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and health commitments while keeping the focus on practical steps and emotional support.
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