Emma Barty

Emma Barty is a counsellor with nine years of practice and a BACP registration. She draws on a range of ways to work, including talking therapy, mindfulness and movement, to help people who feel overwhelmed or isolated. She aims to create a calm space where people can say what matters and begin to make small changes.

Her background includes paid roles in the NHS, Cruse Bereavement Services and Mind mental health charity. That work exposed her to bereavement, trauma and long-term health conditions, and it shaped her preference for combining conversation with hands-on creative activities when helpful.

In sessions she uses a client-centred outlook, and brings in elements from dialectical behaviour therapy, mindfulness and somatic approaches. Practical tools such as breathing, grounding and movement are used alongside talking to manage distress and build coping skills.

Emma also offers creative options like art, puppets, sand play and dance when movement or making helps someone express things words do not. She describes an ongoing conversation about progress so the work stays useful and relevant.

The first meeting focuses on what a person hopes to achieve and whether the way of working feels right. If both agree to continue, they co-create a plan covering length of counselling, practical arrangements and boundaries. Emma aims to support people facing grief, depression, anxiety, isolation and other life changes.

How Emma’s approaches translate to online work

Client-centred therapy focuses on listening and following what matters most to the person. In practice this means the counsellor asks open questions, reflects understanding and helps the person set goals for their sessions. It is useful for people wanting a safe place to talk through life changes, grief or low self-esteem.

Dialectical behaviour therapy, or DBT, offers concrete skills for managing stress, strong emotions and panic. Online sessions can teach short grounding exercises, breathing practices and step-by-step coping strategies that a person can try between meetings.

Mindfulness therapy brings attention to the present moment using simple breathing and awareness exercises. These techniques can reduce rumination and support sleep, anxiety and feelings of emptiness when practised regularly with guidance.

Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, try different ways of working and adapt methods to what helps most. That collaborative process means the plan can change as needs shift.

Practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy week and using shorter check-ins when helpful. Some people prefer not to travel and find it easier to join from a quieter room at work or home. Because session formats are recorded in the biography as including online and telephone counselling, confirm the precise options offered before booking so arrangements match your needs.