- Social anxiety
- Addictive behaviours
- Integrative counselling
About Emily
Emily Foord is a counsellor registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has six years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and parenting difficulties, depression, and related concerns such as intimacy issues and low self-esteem.
Emily uses straightforward, practical methods to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding. She offers individual conversations where clients set the pace and priorities. Sessions focus on concrete steps people can take between meetings as well as what comes up in the room.
Her background includes work in residential addiction and mental health services where she ran group and individual therapy and led psycho-educational sessions. She also has experience in a charitable counselling setting. These roles shaped a practical approach to coping with cravings, impulse difficulties, shame, and relationship problems.
Emily holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Psychology and a Diploma in Integrative Counselling. Her further development covers motivational interviewing and radically open dialectical behaviour approaches alongside work on nutrition that supports wellbeing in recovery contexts.
People who come to her typically want help with panic, phobias, compulsive behaviours, codependency, attachment or family of origin issues, and the stresses that come with life change. She works collaboratively to identify small, manageable steps toward clearer thinking and steadier day-to-day functioning.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Emily draws on integrative counselling and evidence-based techniques such as motivational interviewing and principles from dialectical behaviour approaches. Integrative counselling focuses on understanding the person as a whole and using different methods to address thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Motivational interviewing helps people explore mixed feelings about change and find their own reasons to make adjustments. Radically open dialectical behaviour approaches emphasise flexible behaviour change and can help with habits, compulsions and intense emotional reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Emily will collaborate with each client to match methods to their needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative process means trying things, checking what helps, and adapting approaches over time so sessions remain practical and relevant.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so please confirm available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins or longer therapy blocks as needed. It can also make it simpler to keep therapeutic momentum between meetings, with agreed actions to try between sessions.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and parenting difficulties, depression and related issues such as self-esteem and intimacy problems.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions are collaborative and practical, focusing on noticing patterns and trying small changes. She blends integrative counselling with evidence-based techniques in a clear, straightforward way.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of clinical experience, including work in residential addiction and mental health services and charitable counselling.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and works from the United Kingdom.
Can I work with her if I live outside the UK?
International clients are accepted and sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.