Emma Firth, BACP
Emma Firth works with people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or changes in life.
About Emma
Emma Firth works with people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, grief or changes in life. She helps with low mood, self-esteem and problems connected to trauma and abuse. Emma writes in a straightforward way and aims to make first steps feel less daunting.
Emma has six years of professional counselling experience in the United Kingdom. Before focusing on counselling she worked as a speech and language therapist in the NHS.
Background and approach
She also continues part-time with a charity supporting survivors of abuse, which informs her understanding of trauma. In sessions Emma listens for what matters most to each person. She adapts conversation and the plan to suit individual needs rather than following a single script.
Expect practical discussion about coping strategies, sleep and eating patterns, relationships and ways to manage overwhelming feelings. Emma also supports people dealing with parenting strain, caregiving stress, chronic illness and body image concerns. She can help with issues linked to attachment, abandonment, dissociation and relationship challenges such as communication and commitment worries.
Her approach is grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques and shaped by real-world practice with adults. Emma aims to offer calm, respectful support while helping people find clearer ways to cope and make change. To begin she asks a few questions to understand your situation and then helps set achievable goals for therapy.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 267238 | May 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.
Costs are shown on the partner platform before you commit. If cost is a concern, ask about reduced-fee options.
Focus areas and approaches
What Emma works with
Everything Emma lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Online support
She also works with trauma-informed ways of talking that aim to make distressing memories easier to manage. This involves paced conversation, grounding skills and learning safer ways to respond when strong feelings arise, which can help people affected by abuse or sudden life changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Emma discusses your needs, goals and preferences and together you decide which methods to try. She adapts techniques over time so the plan fits you rather than the other way around.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different situations. Video calls are useful for in-depth conversation; phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited; live chat and messaging work well for shorter check-ins or ongoing support between meetings. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around family, work and health commitments while keeping sessions practical and goal-focused.
Frequently asked
What kinds of problems can this counsellor help with?
Common concerns include stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, grief and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
How would sessions feel in terms of style and tone?
Sessions are conversational and practical. The counsellor listens, asks about what matters to you and works on clear strategies for coping and change.
What is the counsellor's professional background?
She has six years of counselling experience and previously worked as a speech and language therapist in the NHS, plus part-time work with a charity for survivors of abuse.
Where is the counsellor based and how is she credentialled?
She practises in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration as listed in her credentials.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Emma offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Costs vary by location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with this counsellor?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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