Emma Dalgleish, BACP
Emma Dalgleish is a BACP counsellor with 22 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom.
About Emma
Emma Dalgleish is a BACP counsellor with 22 years of professional experience in the United Kingdom. She works with people who are struggling with relationships, trauma and abuse, grief, and intimacy-related concerns. Her approach is grounded in respect and sensitivity.
Emma adapts how she works to meet each person's needs. She aims to create an empathic, honest and non-judgemental space where people can talk through what matters most to them.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on understanding patterns, making sense of painful events, and finding practical ways to cope. Her work covers a broad range of issues including anxiety, depression, addiction, self-esteem and stress. She also supports people facing challenges around parenting, career change, eating and sleeping, and chronic health conditions.
Additional focus areas include attachment issues, adoption and foster care, and sexuality-related topics such as BDSM and kink. Emma draws on several therapeutic approaches to guide the work. She uses client-centred principles to keep the person’s experience central.
Attachment-informed ideas help explore relationship patterns. Other methods she uses address trauma, life meaning and relationship dynamics. She aims to be practical and down to earth in sessions.
Conversations are shaped by the person’s goals and pace. Emma encourages people to try small steps between meetings to test new ways of coping and relating.
Details from the counsellor's public professional profile · registration number listed
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| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 154741 | March 2026 |
Registration details are as listed on the counsellor's public profile. You can check any number with the registering body.
Sessions and payment
Sessions are held online through our partner platform, by video, phone or messaging depending on the counsellor.
Cost Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Emma lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counselling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Ways of working Emma names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor lists and does not check training records.
How online approaches support trauma and relationships
Emma uses Trauma-Focused Therapy to help people process painful events and reduce their ongoing impact. This approach focuses on understanding what happened, how it affects daily life, and gradual ways to feel safer and more in control. Attachment-Based Therapy is used to look at patterns in relationships and how early bonds shape current needs; it helps people notice repeated cycles and try new ways of relating. Client-Centred Therapy keeps the person’s experience central, offering a listening, empathic space where people lead the pace and topics in sessions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Emma explores a person's history, goals and preferences together with them. She will suggest methods and check in regularly to make sure the plan still fits. The process is collaborative and can change as needs shift.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help the work. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a quicker check-in is needed. Live chat and text messages suit short updates, practical coaching or people who prefer to write. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and travel while keeping the focus on progress and clarity.
Frequently asked
What concerns does Emma commonly help with?
She supports people with relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy issues, self-esteem, anxiety and depression. Her practice also covers addictions, parenting, career concerns and long-term health challenges.
What is her general therapeutic style?
Emma works in an empathic, honest and non-judgemental way. She adapts approaches to each person and focuses on practical steps alongside understanding emotional patterns.
How long has she been practising?
She has 22 years of professional experience working in counselling and related roles in the UK.
What credentials and location are listed?
Emma is a BACP counsellor based in the United Kingdom as stated in her profile.
Which languages are offered and are international clients supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available online?
Emma offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging so people can choose the format that fits their needs.
How does costing and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.