Emily Whalley, BACP
3 years in practice
Emily Whalley is a counsellor who uses existential ideas to help people find meaning when life feels uncertain.
License and registration
- BACP
- 410159 · expires November 2026
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
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About Emily
Emily Whalley is a counsellor who uses existential ideas to help people find meaning when life feels uncertain. She draws on client-centred and attachment-based approaches to listen carefully and help people reconnect with themselves. Emily holds BACP accreditation and works with people online from the United Kingdom and beyond.
She helps with anxiety, depression, stress, addiction and grief. Relationship and intimacy issues are also a focus, as are challenges linked to family of origin, fatherhood and separation.
Background and approach
Emily also supports people dealing with body image, abandonment, attachment difficulties and codependency. In sessions she pays attention to how past patterns shape present choices. Conversations aim to make sense of difficult feelings without rushing to fix them.
Practical mindfulness skills are offered alongside reflective work to manage intense moments and build steadier coping. Emily has three years of professional experience working in therapeutic organisations and online. That background means she is used to supporting people who live abroad or move frequently, such as expats, migrants and digital nomads.
She meets people where they are and adapts the pace to individual needs. Therapy starts with a short matching questionnaire and scheduling. Sessions take place by video, phone, live chat or text messaging.
Costs vary with location and the subscription model can be cancelled at any time. Emily’s manner is warm and direct. She aims to create a calm space for honest conversation, to help people reclaim agency and clearer direction in their lives.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Emily lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Multicultural concerns
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Emily names
- Existential Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Emily’s approaches work online
Existential Therapy focuses on questions of meaning, choice and identity. It helps when life feels empty, overwhelming or directionless by encouraging open conversation about values, responsibility and what matters most.Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current connections. It can help people understand patterns in intimacy, codependency and trust so they can form more satisfying relationships now.
Client-Centred Therapy puts the person’s own experience at the centre. The therapist listens without judgment and follows the client's pace so people feel heard and can discover their own solutions.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Emily will discuss options with each person and adapt methods based on their needs, goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process where the client helps steer what feels most useful.
Online sessions make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can suit shorter check-ins and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options increase flexibility and help people keep continuity of care across locations.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Emily help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, addiction and grief, as well as intimacy and relationship issues and family of origin concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her work is rooted in existential ideas with client-centred and attachment-based elements. Sessions combine reflective conversation and practical mindfulness skills to help people manage difficult emotions.
What experience does she have?
Emily has three years of experience working in therapeutic organisations and providing online counselling to people in different countries.
What credentials and location are recorded?
She is listed with BACP and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and regions are supported?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging to suit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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