Emily Foord, BACP

Emily Foord is a counsellor who focuses on helping people make practical changes in their lives. She uses a collaborative style that lets clients set the pace and direction of their work. Emily draws on six years of professional experience and her BACP registration to guide conversations about stress, anxiety, relationships, addiction and jealousy.

Emily aims to create a calm space where people can pause and reflect on what matters to them. She helps clients notice unhelpful patterns and try out new ways of responding. This includes looking at family background, attachment and communication habits that often keep problems repeating.

Her background includes a BSc degree in Psychology and a diploma in Integrative Counselling. Prior roles involved residential addiction and mental health work and charitable counselling, which shaped her practical approach to recovery and coping with life changes.

Emily draws on evidence-based techniques such as motivational approaches and elements of dialectical work to help with addictive behaviours, anxiety and compulsive patterns. She also supports those dealing with grief, shame, isolation and parenting stress by breaking larger problems into manageable steps.

Sessions tend to be straightforward and goal-focused while keeping room for what the client needs in the moment. Emily encourages self-compassion and resilience as part of lasting change. To begin, clients follow the usual sign-up and matching steps and schedule according to availability.

How therapeutic techniques translate to online care

Emily uses evidence-based techniques in clear, practical ways. Motivational approaches focus on helping someone find reasons and small steps to change behaviour, which is useful for process addictions and ambivalence about change. Elements of dialectical behavioural work emphasise building coping skills and tolerating strong emotions, which can help with anxiety, panic and intense relationship emotions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what has or hasn't helped before, and then try methods together to see what fits best. That collaborative process means plans can change as progress is made.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins, or making it simpler to attend from different locations. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt techniques for remote conversations, use exercises and homework between sessions, and help clients practice new responses in everyday situations.