Emily Smith
Practical support for trauma and anxiety
About Emily
Emily Smith helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. She is named on the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy register, and brings six years of clinical experience to her practice. She has particular experience supporting survivors of sexual violence and people dealing with related trauma.
Emily pays attention to how past hurts can affect day-to-day life. She aims to create a space where someone can tell their story at their own pace.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear, practical steps alongside listening. Emily works with clients to identify strengths and small changes that make a difference. Conversations aim to be straightforward and compassionate so people feel understood and able to try new ways of coping.
She is interested in how relationships and attachment shape current difficulties, including abandonment, control issues and isolation. Emily also addresses body image, dissociation, self-harm thoughts, mood and personality-related concerns when they come up. People can expect a collaborative approach.
Emily asks questions, offers observations and suggests exercises people can use between sessions. The emphasis is on discovering what helps each person move forward. Her practice operates within the United Kingdom and sessions are held in English.
Emily encourages people to start by describing what matters most to them so the work stays focused on their goals.
What Emily works with
Sessions & fees
How therapeutic approaches adapt to online care
Emily uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and healing from trauma. One approach emphasises understanding how past relationships affect current feelings and reactions, helping people notice patterns and try different responses. Another approach concentrates on skill-building for anxiety and mood management, offering concrete tools to calm the body and organise thoughts. These ways of working can help with symptoms of post-traumatic stress, low mood and overwhelming anxiety.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Emily collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. She will discuss options, try techniques in sessions and adjust based on what helps most, so the process feels shared rather than prescriptive.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to provide flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation useful for deeper dialogue, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text messaging suit short check-ins, quiet reflections or when people prefer writing to speaking. These formats make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caring duties and daily life.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
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| 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
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Experience
- 6 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
