Emma Farrimond

• Stress and anxiety
• CBT ideas
• Bereavement support

About Emma

Emma Farrimond works with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression and life changes, using counselling to help people talk things through and find practical ways forward. She practises as a BACP registered counsellor and has 14 years of professional experience.

Emma has worked across private and voluntary sectors. She has delivered time-limited employee assistance programme counselling, supported people affected by bereavement and domestic violence, and set up a SureStart counselling service for parents and carers of children under five. She has also run a private practice since 2014.

In sessions she draws on client-centred approaches alongside cognitive behavioural ideas, existential thinking and solution-focused work. That means conversations aim to reflect the person's experience, identify unhelpful thinking or patterns, and develop small, achievable changes. Sessions commonly include practical strategies and time to consider values and life direction.

Emma also supports people coping with chronic pain, illness and disability, codependency, communication problems, divorce and separation, and other stresses such as work and career pressures. She can help with grief, anger, sleep difficulties and feelings of emptiness or isolation.

Her academic background includes a BA (Hons) in Counselling and Psychotherapy with Philosophy and a Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Counselling. She holds a further Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Criminal Justice and Criminology. Emma works in English and practises across the UK.

How her approaches work in online counselling

Emma combines client-centred work and cognitive behavioural ideas in a way that translates to remote sessions. Client-centred work focuses on the person's experience and uses reflective listening to help them make sense of their feelings and priorities. Cognitive behavioural therapy looks at thinking patterns and practical strategies to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which can include short exercises and plans to try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The counsellor will discuss goals, preferences and what helps most, and then agree a way of working that suits the person. That collaborative process means plans are adjusted as needs change.

Details of session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Remote counselling can make it easier to fit sessions around work, childcare and daily life, and it can allow for different ways of working such as shorter check-ins or camera-off conversations where appropriate. Registered and accredited professionals can adapt techniques like CBT exercises and solution-focused steps to an online setting to help with stress, sleep, grief and practical coping strategies.

Topics Emma lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Compassion fatigue
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Grief
• Sleeping disorders
• Anger management
• Career difficulties
• Coping with life changes
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Communication problems
• Divorce and separation
• Domestic violence
• Eating and food-related issues
• Emptiness
• Fatherhood issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hoarding
• Immigration issues
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Men's issues
• Money and financial issues
• Mood disorders
• Multicultural concerns
• Narcissism
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Phobias
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-love
• Sex addiction
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Existential Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy

Questions about Emma

Does she work with anxiety and low mood?

Yes. She helps people with anxiety, stress and depression using conversational and practical methods.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses client-centred counselling alongside cognitive behavioural, existential and solution-focused approaches.

How long has she been practising?

She has 14 years of professional experience including running a private practice since 2014.

Is she registered with a professional body and where is she based?

She is MBACP registered and works from the United Kingdom.

Can I have sessions in another language?

Sessions are offered in English only.

How much do sessions cost?

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

How do I get started with her counselling?

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