About Emma
Emma Farrimond offers calm, practical support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, low mood or anxiety. She speaks plainly and helps clients sort through what matters now. Emma is approachable and steady, guiding people who want clearer thinking and more manageable day-to-day coping.
Emma has worked in counselling for 14 years. She has experience in employee assistance programmes and in voluntary services, including bereavement and domestic violence work. She set up and ran a SureStart counselling service for parents and carers of children under five, and has maintained a independent practice since 2014.
How Emma works
Her work tends to be time-limited and focused on practical change. She uses client-centred listening alongside cognitive behavioural techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and build new coping habits. Solution-focused tools help set clear, achievable goals during a course of sessions.
Emma also draws on existential ideas to help people find meaning and direction when life feels empty or uncertain. She supports those coping with grief, trauma, chronic illness, relationship troubles, career changes and problems with sleep or motivation. Clients can expect a tailored plan based on their circumstances and goals.
Emma describes herself as respectful and compassionate and adapts the pace to each person. She aims to make the first steps easier, offering straightforward conversation and practical techniques to try between sessions.
Emma lists 4 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
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- 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 | 14 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
How Emma’s approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centred therapy starts by focusing on the person rather than labels; it involves open listening, reflecting what the client says and helping people discover their own answers. This approach is useful for anyone who wants a supportive space to talk through feelings such as guilt, shame or low self-worth.Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours interact. It helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and introduces practical exercises to change behaviour, which can ease anxiety, sleep problems and low mood.
Existential therapy helps people explore meaning, values and life direction when they feel empty or stuck. It can be particularly helpful during major life changes, grief or questions about purpose.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Emma will work collaboratively to agree what feels most useful based on a person's goals and practical needs. She adjusts methods and pace as progress is made so the work stays relevant.
Online therapy offers flexibility and different ways to connect. Video calls are close to face-to-face dialogue, phone sessions use less bandwidth, and text-based chat or messaging can suit short check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, family or health demands while keeping the focus on achievable change.
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A practical next step
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