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Emily Williams

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Emily Williams, BACP

United Kingdom

Counsellor - relationships and anxiety

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Where Emily stands

Credentials
BACP
Registration
BACP, United Kingdom / 390290
Experience
4 years
Languages
English
Location
United Kingdom

About

  • Person-Centred therapy
  • Existential approaches
  • Mindfulness practice

About Emily

Emily Williams is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) with four years of practice in the United Kingdom. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, codependency and a range of related concerns. Sessions are conversational and focused on what is happening in day-to-day life.

She takes a person-centred approach that keeps the client's experience central. Emily listens for how patterns such as people-pleasing, difficulty saying no, or living around someone else's moods affect daily functioning. She helps clients notice those patterns and consider practical ways to shift them.

Her work also draws on existential ideas about meaning and choice. That can help when big life questions or identity concerns are part of the struggle. Mindfulness and present-moment awareness are used to help people manage distressing thoughts or physical reactions.

In sessions she aims to build a working relationship where clients can try out new ways of responding. Conversations include identifying unhelpful habits, practising setting boundaries, and experimenting with small changes between meetings. There is a focus on skills that can be used in real situations.

Emily has experience supporting people with complex issues such as attachment difficulties, abandonment, caring roles, chronic illness, and transitions like separation or bereavement. She accepts international clients and offers work in English. To begin she asks people to complete a short questionnaire and schedule an initial session.

How sessions work

How Emily uses person-centred, existential and mindfulness work online

Emily’s main approaches are person-centred work, existential reflection and mindfulness practice. Person-centred work focuses on the client's experience and aims to make space for honest conversation about what is troubling someone. It helps when someone needs to understand how daily habits and relationships affect wellbeing. Existential work looks at questions of meaning, choice and responsibility. It can be useful when people face life changes, identity concerns or long-term patterns that leave them stuck. Mindfulness practices involve simple exercises to notice thoughts, feelings and bodily sensations. These tools help with anxiety, sleep problems and overwhelming emotions. Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist and client will discuss what feels useful and try different ways of working. Sessions can combine listening, reflective questions and short mindfulness exercises so the work stays practical and rooted in everyday life. The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt pacing and tasks to suit a client's schedule and goals.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyExistential TherapyMindfulness Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She supports adults with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, addictions, codependency and many related issues.

What is her therapeutic style?

She works in a person-centred way and also uses existential ideas and mindfulness to focus on present experience and life meanings.

How much experience does she have?

She has four years of practice working with adults on a range of difficulties including trauma, addiction and low self-esteem.

What credential does she hold and where is she based?

She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

What session formats are available?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.

How does cost work?

Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I get started?

Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.

Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.

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