Emily Hodson, BACP

Emily Hodson focuses on helping people when life feels overwhelming. She offers calm, down-to-earth support for issues such as trauma and abuse, grief, parenting pressures, low self-esteem and depression. Emily uses straightforward language and gentle curiosity so people can describe what matters to them.

Emily holds BACP accreditation, which she lists as BACP, and has spent three years dedicated to counselling. Before that she worked in wider mental health roles, and more recently supported people through creative recovery work in the community. She also spent nine months working as a school counsellor.

Her practice draws on person-centred principles, with an emphasis on listening and meeting people where they are. She combines this with mindfulness and creative methods when these suit a person’s needs. Sessions can include gentle mindfulness exercises, drawing or other creative tasks, and practical conversation about coping strategies.

Emily has experience supporting people affected by attachment and abandonment issues, domestic violence, mood and personality difficulties, and challenges linked to autism and intellectual disability. She also helps people dealing with postpartum depression, guilt and shame, isolation, and questions about life purpose.

Sessions are offered in English and Emily accepts international clients. She aims to adapt each meeting to the person in front of her, offering flexibility and practical ways to try new approaches between sessions.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Emily uses person-centred work that focuses on listening, acceptance and building a trusting conversation. This approach helps people feel heard and can be useful for grief, low self-esteem and depression by centring the person’s experience.

She also draws on mindfulness practices to help people learn simple breathing and attention skills. These techniques aim to reduce stress and bring more calm to difficult moments. Emily brings creative methods into sessions too, such as drawing or guided imagery, to help people access feelings that can be hard to put into words.

Choosing the right approach is a joint process. Emily will talk with each person about their needs, goals and preferences and try different methods to see what fits. She adapts plans based on how someone responds and works together to set achievable steps.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat and text-based messaging to give practical flexibility. Video calls let people use visual cues and longer conversation, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be a simple check-in, while chat or messaging can suit short updates or when typing is easier. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and travel.