Emily Hodson

Emily Hodson is a person-centred counsellor who helps people feeling alone, overwhelmed or stuck. She supports people dealing with grief, depression, self-esteem and trauma. Emily aims to create a calm space where clients can be heard and start to make small, practical changes.

Emily has worked in mental health for many years and has spent the last three years focused on counselling. She holds BACP accreditation, which she uses as a framework for ethical practice and professional standards. Her recent roles include work in creative recovery projects in the community and nine months as a school counsellor.

She brings mindfulness and creativity into sessions, using simple practices and exercises when they suit the person. This flexible approach helps when someone needs to try different ways of talking about difficult experiences. Emily also draws on plain, practical ways to look at parenting stress, attachment worries and feelings of abandonment.

Her experience spans adults and children, which has helped her offer alternatives to talking-only therapy. She is comfortable using art and creative exercises to help people express hard feelings when words are difficult. Emily works with people affected by domestic violence, postpartum depression, mood and personality concerns.

People who choose Emily can expect a gentle, down-to-earth way of working. She encourages clients to set small goals and to reflect on what helps between sessions. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients, though prospective clients should confirm current session options before booking.

How Emily’s approaches work online

Emily often uses person-centred counselling, which focuses on understanding a person’s experience and helping them feel heard. This approach is gentle and can help with loneliness, low mood and relationship worries by encouraging self-reflection and gradual change.

She also brings mindfulness into sessions, teaching simple attention and breathing practices. Mindfulness can reduce overwhelming feelings and support coping with grief, anxiety and stress. When words are hard, Emily uses creative techniques such as drawing or guided imagery to help people express feelings in other ways.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Emily will work with each person to try different ways of working and agree what feels most helpful. Goals, preferences and practical needs guide the choice of techniques together.

The biography does not list which session formats are offered, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit regular sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also suit people who prefer to use different tools such as creativity and mindfulness from their own surroundings.