Emily Smith

Emily Smith is a BACP-registered counsellor and psychotherapist in the United Kingdom with three years of clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem concerns and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Emily also supports people dealing with life purpose questions and related issues such as isolation, communication problems and control worries.

She uses a person-centred approach that keeps the conversation focused on what matters to the client. Sessions tend to centre on clear listening, reflective questions and practical ways to manage difficult feelings. Emily draws on attachment-based thinking to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. She also uses elements of Mindfulness and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for managing intense emotions and impulsivity.

Emily describes therapy as a space to talk through what feels stuck. She can help with trauma-related struggles, abandonment and attachment issues, and body image or guilt and shame problems. For people facing chronic illness, caregiving strain or cancer-related stress, she addresses the emotional and practical impacts of those experiences.

Her style blends talking therapies such as Jungian and narrative ideas with practical skill-building from DBT and mindfulness. That mix aims to help clients name patterns, try different responses and cope with distress in day-to-day life. Sessions proceed at a steady pace and focus on workable steps between meetings.

Sessions are conducted in English and Emily does not work with international clients. If someone is ready to begin, they are asked to use the online matching process to choose session options and arrange a first appointment.

How her approaches shape online sessions

Emily draws on person-centred work alongside attachment-based ideas to help clients explore relationship patterns and current difficulties. Person-centred therapy focuses on open listening and reflective conversation, which helps people clarify what matters and where they feel stuck. Attachment-based work looks at how early bonds influence present-day reactions and can be useful for abandonment, trust or communication problems.

She also uses Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) skills and mindfulness techniques to manage intense emotions and impulsivity. DBT skills include practical tools for distress tolerance and emotion regulation, while mindfulness supports noticing thoughts and feelings without immediate reaction. These approaches are often used together to combine reflection with concrete coping skills.

Deciding which approach to use is part of the early process. The therapist discusses the client’s needs, goals and preferences and works collaboratively to choose methods to try. That means pacing, techniques and homework are agreed together rather than imposed.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around work or caregiving duties, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Many people find it helpful to use the same therapeutic approaches they would in person while keeping therapy practical for everyday life.