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Emily Whalley, BACP

Emily Whalley is a counsellor who uses trauma-informed and relational approaches to help people feel steadier.

About Emily

Emily Whalley is a counsellor who uses trauma-informed and relational approaches to help people feel steadier. She works with adults who are dealing with anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and the fallout from relationship or life changes. Emily holds BACP accreditation which she uses alongside a warm, person-focused style.

Emily draws on attachment-based and client-centred ideas to build trusting conversations. She helps people make sense of how past experiences shape current emotions and patterns.

Background and approach

Sessions focus on practical ways to manage stress and on building kinder ways of relating to oneself. Her work also includes existential and Jungian perspectives to explore meaning, identity and recurring life themes. This can help when feelings of emptiness, disconnection or low self-worth are prominent.

She also pays attention to body-felt experiences when appropriate, helping people stay grounded during difficult memories. Emily has three years of experience working in therapeutic organisations and online with people from various countries. She supports those coping with grief, career changes, addiction, compassion fatigue and a wide range of relationship challenges.

Issues such as attachment wounds, abandonment, dissociation and communication problems are within her focus. Sessions are offered in English and can be held by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Registration

Body	Registration number	Expires
BACP	410159	November 2026

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Sessions and payment

Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Emily lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Self esteem
Depression
Addictions
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Career difficulties
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Body image
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Fatherhood issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Immigration issues
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Multicultural concerns
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues

Ways of working Emily names

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Working online with attachment and trauma-informed approaches

Emily often combines trauma-focused work with attachment-based and client-centred methods. Trauma-focused therapy helps people gently process distressing memories and reduce their impact on daily life. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationships shape current patterns, which is useful for intimacy, abandonment and communication issues. Client-centred therapy places the person at the heart of the work, offering empathetic listening and pacing that fits individual needs.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try different ways of working, and adjust methods based on what feels most helpful. That means trying ideas together and checking in about what is or isn't working as therapy progresses.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter check-ins, ongoing reflection between sessions or people who prefer not to use audio or video. These options help sessions fit around work, travel or family life while keeping therapeutic continuity.

Frequently asked

What concerns does this counsellor help with?

Emily works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, grief and life changes. She also focuses on attachment problems, body image, codependency and family of origin issues.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She uses a mix of attachment-based, client-centred, existential and Jungian approaches with trauma-focused ideas. The work is relational and practical, aiming to help people make sense of patterns and build coping skills.

What experience does she have?

Emily has three years of experience working in therapeutic organisations and providing online counselling to people in different countries.

What qualifications and location are listed?

She is accredited with the BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.

Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?

Yes. Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted by video call, phone session, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I begin counselling with her?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to the therapist's availability.