Emily Foord , BACP

Emily Foord uses an integrative counselling approach that draws on practical, evidence-based techniques. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions and depression. Emily supports those struggling with relationships, intimacy issues, parenting pressures and career concerns. She aims to create calm and clarity so people can make changes that feel manageable.

Emily works in a collaborative way rather than telling people what to do. She listens, reflects feelings back and helps clients notice patterns that may be holding them back. That often includes looking at attachment, codependency and family of origin issues to understand how current struggles began.

Her background includes a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and a Diploma in Integrative Counselling. She also has experience in residential addiction and mental health services where she ran group and individual work and delivered psycho-educational sessions.

People come to Emily for help with panic attacks, obsessive or compulsive behaviours, process addictions and compulsive patterns such as problematic pornography use, gambling or exercise. She also supports those facing pregnancy and childbirth concerns, grief, guilt and shame, and loneliness.

Sessions aim to be practical and paced to each person. Emily helps people try new ways of coping, practise communication skills and develop healthier emotional habits. She works remotely with English-speaking clients across the United Kingdom and internationally.

How Emily adapts evidence-based approaches for online work

Emily blends a small number of proven therapeutic techniques into her counselling so sessions stay practical and focused. She commonly uses cognitive-behavioural approaches to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, which can ease panic, phobias, obsessions and compulsions. She also draws on motivational interviewing to support people who want to change addictive behaviours by clarifying values and strengthening motivation.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Emily treats the choice as collaborative - she will discuss goals, try methods and check in regularly to see what fits. That way the plan adapts if something isn’t working and clients help shape the pace and focus of therapy.

Online formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video calls replicate a face-to-face conversation for deeper dialogue, while phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging suit people who prefer writing to speaking, want brief reflections during the day, or need more flexible timing. These options aim to increase accessibility and make regular work on goals more achievable.