About Emily
Emily Whalley is a counsellor who blends relational and reflective approaches to help people who feel stuck. She works with anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship concerns, and supports clients facing identity and LGBT-related struggles. Emily holds BACP accreditation and practises from the United Kingdom, working with people from varied backgrounds including those living abroad.
Emily draws on attachment-based and client-centred ideas to make sense of how past experiences shape present feelings.
Background and approach
She uses elements of existential and Jungian thinking to help people ask what matters to them now. Mindfulness practices are offered to reduce overwhelming moments and build steady attention to the present. Her style is warm and direct.
Sessions explore patterns such as people-pleasing, avoidance, codependency and control issues. She helps people work through grief, separation, career shifts and the emotional impact of trauma or loss. Practical tools and reflective conversation are balanced depending on what a person needs.
Emily has three years of professional experience in therapeutic organisations and online work. She has supported expatriates, migrants and digital nomads who feel uprooted or disconnected. She also works with people experiencing body image concerns, addictions, compassion fatigue and fatherhood issues.
To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability. Costs vary by location and are delivered through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. International clients may be offered sessions in English.
What Emily works with
Everything Emily lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Emily is listed here; the rest shows what else Emily works with.
- 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 lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Emily uses attachment and mindfulness online
Attachment-based work focuses on relationships that shaped you and how those patterns show up now. Online sessions use conversation to map these patterns, helping people notice where they feel stuck or disconnected and try different ways of relating. Client-centred practice puts the person’s experience at the heart of the session. The counsellor follows what matters to the client, offering empathy and reflections so people can find their own answers and build self-trust. Mindfulness approaches teach simple exercises to steady attention and reduce overwhelm. These practices can help with anxiety, depression and trauma-related flashbacks by training short, repeatable ways to come back to the present. Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which mix of methods fits best, based on goals, preferences and what comes up in sessions. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life. It may reduce travel, allow sessions across time zones for international clients, and make shorter check-ins or regular weekly meetings simpler to keep. Because specific session formats were not listed in the biography, please confirm the available options when you arrange a first appointment.Questions people ask about Emily
What concerns does Emily commonly help with?
She helps people address stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship concerns, plus identity and LGBT-related questions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style blends attachment-based and client-centred approaches with existential and Jungian ideas, plus mindfulness practices to manage difficult moments.
What experience does she bring?
She has three years of experience working in therapeutic organisations and providing online support to people from different countries.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practises from the United Kingdom and holds BACP accreditation as supplied in her profile.
Which languages and international work are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original biography describes online work but does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs arranged?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with Emily?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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