Emma Farrimond , BACP

Emma Farrimond is a UK-based counsellor with 14 years of professional experience supporting people through stress, anxiety, depression, grief and a wide range of life changes. She has worked across private sector employee assistance programmes delivering time-limited counselling, in the voluntary sector supporting bereavement and survivors of domestic violence, and has run a SureStart counselling service for parents and carers of children under five. Since 2014 she has also maintained a private practice, offering tailored support for issues such as low self-esteem, motivation, relationship difficulties, trauma and sleeping problems.

Emma brings a blend of training and practical experience to her work. She is MBACP Registered - meaning she is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and holds a BA (Hons) in Counselling and Psychotherapy with Philosophy (2008), a Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Counselling (Integrative) (2012), and a Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Criminal Justice and Criminology (2024). These qualifications inform a flexible, person-focused approach so that therapy is shaped around each client’s needs.

She aims to treat everyone with respect, sensitivity and compassion, and she adapts conversation and treatment plans to fit individual priorities. Beginning therapy can take real courage, and Emma welcomes the opportunity to work collaboratively with clients to find practical ways forward.

Approaches and Online Support for Personal Change

Emma commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy, which focuses on creating a compassionate, non-judgmental space where the client’s own perspective guides progress. This approach helps with issues rooted in self-esteem, life transitions and emotional processing because it prioritizes the client’s values and pace.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), a practical, structured approach that explores connections between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and helps develop skills for managing anxiety, low mood and unhelpful patterns. Solution-Focused Therapy is another tool she draws on when clients want goal-directed work that identifies strengths and small, achievable steps toward change.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Emma works collaboratively with clients to explore which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences and will adapt the plan as progress evolves.

Online therapy offers flexibility to fit sessions into busy lives through video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to access licensed professionals and therapists from home or work, reduce travel time and allow conversations to continue in a format that feels most comfortable to the client.