Emily Hodson

Emily Hodson is a BACP counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years focused experience in counselling. She works with people facing trauma and abuse, grief, parenting stress, low self-esteem and depression. Emily also lists life purpose among her areas of focus and supports issues such as attachment, isolation and mood difficulties.

Emily trained in person-centred counselling and has spent recent years bringing creative methods into her work. She uses mindfulness and arts-based activities to help people pause and reflect. Sessions are practical and conversational, with space to try different ways of thinking and noticing patterns.

Before specialising in counselling she spent many years working across mental health roles. That background informs how she responds to people in difficult moments and to practical problems that affect daily life. More recently she worked in creative recovery within the community and spent nine months as a school counsellor.

Her experience with adults and children has broadened the techniques she offers. Emily describes her approach as flexible and creative, adapting what happens in the room to what the person needs in the moment. This might mean a reflective conversation, a mindfulness exercise, or a creative prompt to open up a different perspective.

People who feel stuck after a life change or who are unsure about what matters next often come to talk about priorities, relationships and sense of direction. Emily encourages calm, steady exploration of those concerns and practical steps that can be taken between sessions.

Therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Emily works from a person-centred foundation, which focuses on listening and reflecting so people can find their own direction. That approach is helpful when someone wants space to talk through life changes, parenting doubts or questions about purpose.

She also uses mindfulness practice to help calm overwhelming thoughts and build small, practical habits. Creative exercises are used alongside talking therapy to open up new ways of understanding feelings and relationships, which can be useful for grief, attachment issues and low self-esteem.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Emily will discuss what feels most useful and adapt techniques to a person's goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process where methods are tried and reviewed together.

The biography does not list specific online formats, so please confirm session options before you book. In general, remote therapy can make it easier to fit sessions around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when that suits. It can also allow sessions without being on camera when that feels more comfortable.