Counsellor profile
Emma Marsh, BACP
United Kingdom
BACP counsellor - relationships and trauma
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- Credentials
- BACP
- Registration
- BACP, United Kingdom / 237938
- Experience
- 11 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Attachment-based work
- Client-centred approach
- CBT and DBT tools
About Emma
Emma Marsh is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with 11 years of professional experience. She works with people who struggle in relationships, who have gone through trauma or abuse, and those coping with anxiety, depression, anger or addiction. Emma also supports people dealing with low self-esteem, stress, grief and codependency.
Emma's meetings are straightforward and person-focused. She keeps conversation direct and practical, helping people name problems and try different ways of responding. She does not judge past choices and aims to make it easier to talk about hard feelings.
Her approach draws on attachment-based work and client-centred ways of talking. That means looking at how past relationships shape current reactions, and using open conversation to understand what matters now. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques are used to spot patterns of thinking that keep problems going.
Emma also uses elements of Dialectical Behaviour Therapy to teach skills for managing strong emotions and Motivational Interviewing to boost clarity about change. Sessions include checking what helps and trying practical steps between meetings.
She has experience across a broad range of concerns including intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, career strain, body image and eating, bipolar and mood concerns, dissociation and attachment problems. People who keep putting others first or who struggle to set limits often find this focus helpful.
To begin, prospective clients follow the site's process to select online therapy options, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions
Attachment-based work looks at how early relationships influence current feelings and interactions. In online sessions this can mean mapping patterns in relationships and noticing how those patterns show up now. Client-centred work focuses on open, non-directive conversation so the client sets the pace and topics. That approach helps people talk through priorities, values and difficult emotions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thoughts and behaviours with practical exercises and short experiments to try between sessions, which can be set as online tasks or reflections.Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk through options at the start and adjust methods based on the client's goals, needs and what feels most useful. Decisions about techniques are collaborative and reviewed as progress is made.
The original biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. They also let people use written exercises or recordings between meetings to practise new skills and track progress over time.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
Does she help with people-pleasing and people who put others first?
Yes. She lists codependency and relationship concerns among the issues she works with and can help people explore patterns of always prioritising others.
What is her style in sessions?
She uses a direct, person-focused style that combines open conversation with practical exercises and skills work.
How long has she been practising?
She has 11 years of professional experience working with relationship, trauma, mood and anxiety concerns.
Is she a registered professional and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a 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.