About Emma
Emma Alban draws on a human-centred, conversational approach to therapy. She works in an approachable way and focuses on listening, understanding and practical steps to make life easier. Emma has 17 years of experience as a counsellor and holds BACP registration.
Her work often addresses stress, anxiety and depression. She also helps people cope with grief, anger, low self esteem and relationship concerns. She supports those facing career changes, parenting strain, sleep problems and intimacy-related issues.
How Emma works
Emma uses a mix of methods to suit each person. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, attachment-based ideas and mindfulness exercises can be used alongside client-centred conversation and existential reflection. She adapts the pace and focus to what feels most useful for the person in front of her.
Sessions are practical and down-to-earth. Expect time to talk about the problem, try small changes, and reflect on what helps. Emma aims to make the process clear and manageable for people who feel overwhelmed or stuck.
Over the years she has worked with many kinds of challenges, including trauma and abuse, chronic illness, codependency and ADHD related concerns. She emphasises respect, sensitivity and a tailored plan for each person looking for support. If someone is ready to begin, Emma invites them to take a first step and arrange sessions that fit their life and goals.
Emma lists 8 ways of working on the entry:
What Emma works with
The areas below are the ones Emma selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 17 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Emma commonly uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred Therapy. CBT focuses on noticing thought and behaviour patterns and trying small practical changes that can reduce anxiety or improve mood. Client-centred work puts the persons experience at the heart of the session, with the counsellor listening carefully and reflecting to help the person make sense of their feelings.She also draws on Attachment-Based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This approach can be helpful for people who struggle with trust, closeness or repeated relationship difficulties. All of these methods aim to be collaborative and focused on the issues the person wants to resolve.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and how different methods might help. Together they will try approaches and change direction as needed so the plan fits the persons life and aims.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation from different locations. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a short slot in a busy day. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to fit around work, family and travel.
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