Emily Whalley, BACP

Emily Whalley uses attachment-based and client-centred approaches to help people find steadier ground when life feels overwhelming. She brings three years of clinical experience and a warm, plainspoken manner to conversations about stress, anxiety, trauma, relationships and loss. Emily holds BACP accreditation and works with clients in the United Kingdom and internationally in English.

Her sessions focus on understanding how early connections shape present feelings and patterns. Emily listens to what matters most and helps people name difficult emotions like shame, emptiness or fear. She supports people facing grief, depression, addiction struggles, and those coping with major life changes or career stress.

Therapy may involve gentle exploration of past experiences and how they affect current relationships. Mindfulness and Jungian ideas are used to notice patterns and inner parts without judgement. This helps people build self-compassion and clearer boundaries when codependency, control issues or commitment worries arise.

Emily also addresses intimacy-related concerns, body image, dissociation, and problems rooted in family of origin or fatherhood issues. She works with people dealing with abandonment, attachment difficulties, and communication problems that undermine connection.

Practical options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging, which are chosen to suit each person’s needs. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

How Emily’s approaches translate to online therapy

Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current feelings and behaviour. Online sessions can help people spot patterns rooted in past bonds and practise new ways of relating in real time. Client-Centred Therapy centres the person’s own experience and pacing; the counsellor reflects and follows what the client brings so people feel heard and can make their own decisions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Emily will talk with the client about their needs, goals and preferences and together decide which methods to try. This is a collaborative process and plans can change as trust grows and priorities evolve.

Online formats offer practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit into a lunch break. Live chat or text-based messaging suit short check-ins, written reflection or when someone prefers not to use video. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while balancing work, family and travel.