Emily Hodson , BACP

Emily Hodson has spent many years working in mental health and in the past three years has concentrated her practice on counselling. She works from a person-centred perspective, aiming to create a calm, supportive therapeutic space where clients can explore their feelings and begin to make meaningful changes. Emily combines that core approach with an interest in mindfulness and creative methods, offering a variety of interventions tailored to each person’s needs.

Her recent role in creative recovery within the community shaped a flexible, adaptive style that responds to what clients need in the moment. Those skills have also been applied in educational settings, where she has worked as a school counsellor for nine months, supporting children and young people alongside her work with adults. This range of experience has broadened her understanding of different ways to approach emotional and relational difficulties.

Emily holds BACP membership - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - and draws on evidence-based techniques alongside creative practice. Her work emphasises collaboration, presence, and practical strategies to help people cope with grief, trauma, parenting challenges, self-esteem and mood concerns.

Person-centred and Creative Techniques for Remote Support

Emily works from a person-centred foundation, which focuses on listening closely and building a trusting therapeutic relationship so clients feel understood and supported. This approach helps people who are navigating grief, low mood, relationship difficulties and questions about life purpose.

She also integrates mindfulness-based practices, offering simple attention and breathing strategies that can reduce overwhelm and improve emotional regulation. These techniques are useful for dealing with anxiety, stress and the ongoing effects of trauma.

Alongside these approaches, Emily uses creative and adaptive interventions learned through community recovery work - such as art-informed exercises and experiential activities - to open up different ways of exploring feelings when talk alone may not feel sufficient.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. Emily will work with each person to identify goals and preferences, adapting techniques over time so the therapy fits the client’s needs.

Online sessions - whether by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging - make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives and to connect from different locations. These options provide flexibility in how and when people access support, while allowing therapists to tailor interventions to the format that suits each client best.