Emma Marsh, BACP

Emma Marsh is a counsellor with eleven years of professional experience. She helps people who are struggling with relationship concerns, jealousy, trauma and abuse, anger, low self-esteem, anxiety and stress. Her approach aims to make it easier to talk about painful things without judgment.

Emma focuses on creating a welcoming space where people can say what they are feeling. She works at the person’s pace and listens carefully before suggesting ways forward. Practical skills and clearer thinking are used alongside time to process emotion.

Her work draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships affect current patterns. She also uses client-centred listening to keep the person’s priorities in front. Cognitive behavioural techniques are used when people want to try different thinking and behaviour strategies.

People bring a mix of issues such as grief, addiction, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting strain, career stress, bipolar and depression. Emma also supports those coping with abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, communication problems and separation or divorce.

Sessions aim to build clearer boundaries, stronger self-worth and more effective coping. Emma practises with compassion and directness, helping people set realistic steps they can try between meetings. The goal is to make change feel manageable rather than overwhelming.

How Emma’s approaches work online

Emma uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early and past relationships shape current patterns. This helps when people notice repeated problems in trust, closeness or jealousy and want to understand why they react the way they do. Client-centred work means sessions are guided by the person’s own priorities and pace, with the counsellor reflecting and clarifying rather than directing. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) adds practical tools for changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and can be useful for anxiety, low mood and stress.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Emma will talk with each person about what feels most useful and try different methods to see what fits. That shared decision-making helps set achievable goals and keeps the process collaborative rather than prescriptive.

If you are considering online therapy, check the available session options before booking as formats are not specified here. Remote appointments can make it easier to fit therapy around work and family life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people access a counsellor from different parts of the UK without changing location. Confirm the exact session formats with the service when you schedule.