Emma Dalgleish, BACP
22 years in practice
Emma Dalgleish is a UK-registered counsellor with 22 years of professional experience.
License and registration
- BACP
- 154741 · expires March 2026
- Years in practice
- 22
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the registration with the body that granted it.
About Emma
Emma Dalgleish is a UK-registered counsellor with 22 years of professional experience. She concentrates on relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, grief and loss, and wider emotional difficulties such as anxiety, depression and low self-esteem. Her approach is respectful and down-to-earth, with a focus on understanding each person's situation before agreeing a way forward.
She adapts how she works to suit the person in front of her rather than using one fixed method.
Background and approach
That means conversations are shaped by what matters to the client - practical worries, past hurts, or current stresses. Sessions are described simply and honestly so people know what to expect. Emma draws on existential ideas to help people think about meaning, choice and responsibility in their lives.
She also uses attachment-based and client-centred approaches to explore relationships and how early experiences affect current patterns. Hypnotherapy and the Gottman Method are other tools she may bring in when they fit the issue. Her practice emphasises warmth, empathy and straightforward honesty.
People can expect a calm presence and a non-judgemental ear while they work through painful memories or make difficult choices. Emma aims to help clients find clearer ways to cope and to make decisions that feel right for them. Sessions can include practical strategies alongside deeper reflection.
She supports people facing a wide range of concerns from eating and sleeping difficulties to career strain, addiction, ADHD and caring responsibilities. The work is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Emma lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Traumatic brain injury
- Trichotillomania
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Emma names
- Existential Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Gottman Method
- Hypnotherapy
- Imago Relationship Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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 Emma’s approaches translate to online therapy
Emma often draws on existential therapy to help people consider meaning, choice and responsibility in their lives. This approach encourages honest reflection about values and next steps and can be useful for career questions, grief, and life changes. Attachment-based work looks at relationship patterns and how early bonds affect current connections, which can help with intimacy, trust and communication difficulties.Client-centred therapy focuses on empathic listening and creating a supportive space where the person sets the pace and topics. The therapist emphasises understanding and acceptance first, then helps the person decide what to try next. Emma will work collaboratively with each person to find which approach or mix of approaches suits their goals and preferences.
Online sessions offer flexibility and practical benefits. Video calls let people use face-to-face conversation without travelling. Phone sessions are helpful when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit those who prefer writing, want brief ongoing support, or need therapy that fits around work or caring duties. Registered or accredited professionals can combine these formats to match each person’s needs.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of problems can I bring to sessions?
Emma works with a broad range of concerns including relationships, intimacy, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, self-esteem, addictions, ADHD and stress-related issues.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
She uses a mix of client-centred listening, attachment-based work and existential thinking, adapting methods to each person rather than applying one fixed model.
How much experience does the counsellor have?
Emma has 22 years of professional experience working in a variety of settings with diverse concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Emma offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
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