Emma Hughes, BACP
Emma Hughes offers a warm, interactive counselling style that combines several well known therapeutic approaches.
- Stress & Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- +14 more
About Emma
Emma Hughes offers a warm, interactive counselling style that combines several well known therapeutic approaches. She aims to create a respectful, non-stigmatising space and will gently challenge people when it feels helpful. Emma uses what she learns from sessions to shape a plan that fits each person's situation.
She holds a BACP accreditation, which she maintains through ongoing training. Emma draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current patterns.
Background and approach
She also uses client-centred methods to keep the conversation focused on a person’s priorities and feelings. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques are used to spot unhelpful thinking and try small, practical changes. Her background includes a degree in psychology and a degree in integrative counselling, plus eight years of professional experience.
Emma has worked with trauma and behavioural difficulties and has developed outdoor therapy skills alongside other therapeutic work. Sessions are shaped around the concerns someone brings, such as stress, anxiety, grief, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, eating and body image concerns, parenting stress, career issues, bipolar and coping with big life changes.
Additional focuses include attachment and abandonment issues, codependency, chronic illness, dissociation and separation. Emma aims to help people build clearer communication, steadier self-esteem and more useful coping strategies. She frames therapy as a collaborative process and supports people as they make changes at their own pace.
Registration
| Body | Registration number | Expires |
|---|---|---|
| BACP | 381105 | 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
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Depression
- ADHD
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Emma lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
Online support
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioural changes. It is often chosen for worries like anxiety, low mood, compulsive behaviours and practical coping skills.
Client-centred therapy puts the person’s experience at the heart of each session and follows the pace they set. This approach supports emotional processing, clearer self-understanding and steadier self-esteem.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The counsellor will talk through goals, preferences and how each method feels in practice, and then decide together on what to try first. Therapy can change over time as needs shift.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different routines. Video is good for face-to-face conversation, phone can be lighter on bandwidth and easier during a busy day, and messaging or live chat can fit short check-ins or people who prefer writing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving and travel while keeping the focus on progress and practical steps.
Frequently asked
What concerns can be addressed in sessions?
Emma works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, ADHD, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related concerns, eating and body image problems, parenting strain, bipolar and coping with life changes.
Which therapeutic approaches are used?
Their approach blends attachment-based therapy, client-centred methods, cognitive behavioural therapy, emotionally-focused techniques and mindfulness. These are combined to match the person’s needs and goals.
How much clinical experience does the counsellor have?
Emma has eight years of professional experience and a background that includes degrees in psychology and integrative counselling, plus ongoing work with trauma and behavioural difficulties.
What credential does Emma hold and where are they based?
Emma is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP, and practises in the United Kingdom.
In what languages are sessions offered and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and Emma accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How are fees and payments handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What is the first step to begin therapy?
Start by choosing the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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