About Emma
Emma Barty is a counsellor with nine years' experience working in the United Kingdom. She holds BACP accreditation from the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Emma offers talking therapy alongside practical and creative ways of working that suit different people.
She aims to make sessions straightforward and focused on what matters to each person. Emma uses a person-centred style to help people feel heard and to build trust. She also draws on mindfulness practices to settle overwhelming thoughts and on trauma-focused and somatic approaches when past events have a physical or emotional hold.
How Emma works
In sessions she combines gentle conversation with simple exercises to help people notice patterns and try small changes. People come to Emma with stress, anxiety, depression, grief and self-esteem difficulties. She also supports those dealing with ADHD, issues linked to identity and sexuality, sleep or eating concerns, parenting pressures, and the after-effects of abuse or trauma.
Emma pays attention to practical coping skills as well as emotional processing. Emma has experience working in bereavement services and mental health charities, and with people with chronic illness and learning differences. That background informs a flexible way of working that fits different needs and energy levels.
She adapts the pace and methods to each person. Initial sessions focus on what you want from counselling and how you prefer to work. Emma will agree aims and a simple plan together.
Sessions can include talking, guided imagery, grounding and movement-based ideas tailored to what helps you make steady progress.
Emma lists 5 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.
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | BACP |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Approaches that suit online sessions
Emma blends person-centred work with mindfulness and trauma-focused methods. Person-centred therapy centres on listening and on shaping sessions around what the person needs, which helps when someone wants a steady, respectful space to talk. Mindfulness therapy introduces simple attention and breathing practices to reduce overwhelming thoughts and to support emotional regulation. Trauma-focused work looks at how past events affect feelings and behaviour and uses gentle, paced steps to process those memories without rushing.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Emma will discuss your goals, preferences and what feels manageable, then try methods together to see what helps. That collaborative way means the plan can change as progress is made and as different issues come up.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility for people with busy lives or mobility limits. Video calls allow face-to-face connection; phone sessions need less bandwidth and can suit short check-ins; live chat and text-based messaging make it easier to fit sessions into a break or to continue between appointments. These options let people try different formats and keep continuity of care even when schedules change.
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