Emily Pemberton

• Stress and anxiety
• Parenting support
• DBT skills

About Emily

Emily Pemberton works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, anger, low self-esteem and depression using a person-centred approach and elements of dialectical behaviour therapy. She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has five years' experience in counselling.

Emily uses a person-centred way of working. That means she focuses on listening, reflecting and supporting people to find their own solutions. She also draws on DBT skills in areas like emotion regulation and coping when these are useful for the issues being discussed.

Sessions are paced to the individual. She pays attention to detail and uses gentle, considered reflections so people can talk through difficult material without being pushed. Practical skills work is used alongside open conversation when someone needs tools to manage intense feelings or stress.

Emily has trained to postgraduate level in person-centred therapy and has studied transactional analysis and DBT techniques. Her five years of practice include helping people with parenting stress, motivation, anger management, and confidence building. She also supports people dealing with chronic health issues, body image concerns, attachment and abandonment worries, and the emotional effects of serious illness.

Her approach treats the therapeutic relationship as the basis for change. New clients are encouraged to take things at a pace that feels manageable, with the counsellor offering steady feedback and practical ways to cope between sessions.

How her approaches translate to online counselling

Emily works primarily with person-centred counselling and uses dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) techniques when clients need practical skills. Person-centred counselling focuses on listening, reflection and supporting people to find their own answers. DBT techniques provide concrete tools for emotion regulation, distress tolerance and managing strong reactions, which can help with anxiety, anger and stress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the early work together. The counsellor discusses goals, preferences and the presenting problems and then suggests which methods to emphasise. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as therapy progresses.

Confirm the specific session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online counselling can still make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and to continue work when attending in person is difficult. It can also allow shorter check-ins or sessions without video when that better suits the person's circumstances. Registered or accredited professionals and therapists can use these options to support continuity of care and practical skill practice between sessions.

Topics Emily lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Relationship issues
• Trauma and abuse
• Parenting issues
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Coping with life changes
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Body image
• Cancer
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Commitment issues
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dissociation
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Isolation and loneliness
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Self-harm
• Self-love
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

Questions about Emily

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. Anxiety and stress are listed areas of focus and she uses person-centred work plus DBT skills for coping and emotion regulation.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She practises person-centred counselling and incorporates dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) techniques where helpful.

How much experience does she have?

She has five years' experience working as a psychotherapeutic counsellor.

Is she registered and where is she based?

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

Can I see her if I live outside the UK?

She does not accept international clients at this time; sessions are offered in English and for clients in the UK.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking as the biography does not specify particular session formats.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start counselling with her?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.