Emily Bolland
Calm, practical support for complex distress
About Emily
Emily Bolland sees people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, low mood, stress or problems with self-esteem. She is named first to make it clear who you would meet. Sessions are presented in straightforward language and aim to make the work feel manageable from the first contact.
Emily holds BACP, which means she is recognised by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. She has six years of experience working in a variety of mental health settings across the United Kingdom.
Background and approach
She also has experience supporting people during neurodevelopmental assessments and in community mental health teams. Her practice focuses on worries such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, stress and ADHD. She also supports people with abandonment and attachment questions, body image, eating issues, dissociation, chronic illness and pain, fertility concerns, loneliness, guilt and shame, and questions about life purpose.
In sessions Emily combines elements from evidence-based techniques alongside psychodynamic and humanistic ideas. That means some practical skills are used alongside attention to personal history and relationships. She keeps things collaborative, helping people try out approaches that suit their needs.
Work typically includes talking through painful memories, building safety with everyday coping strategies, and testing new ways of responding to difficult thoughts and feelings. Appointments are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging to fit different schedules. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions according to the therapist's schedule.
What Emily works with
Sessions & fees
Approaches that guide online therapy
Emily uses a mix of evidence-based techniques alongside psychodynamic and humanistic ideas. Third-wave cognitive behavioural approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment ideas focus on noticing thoughts and taking values-driven action, which can help with anxiety and low mood. Psychodynamic work pays attention to how early relationships and patterns shape present reactions, useful for attachment, abandonment and long-standing relational struggles.Finding the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss different options, try out practical tools, and review what helps over time. Clients shape the goals and the pace, and methods are adjusted to suit individual needs and preferences.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when seeing expressions matters. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit shorter updates, flexible check-ins and people who prefer writing to speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caring duties and daily life while keeping the focus on progress and practical steps.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
- Experience
- 6 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
