Emma Alban , BACP

Emma Alban is a counsellor who draws on 17 years of practice to help people facing stress, anxiety, grief and life changes. She works in a warm, conversational way and aims to make sessions feel personal and practical. Emma is registered with the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and offers support in English across the United Kingdom.

She focuses on a wide range of concerns including depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, parenting pressures and career difficulties. She also helps people with sleep problems, anger, self-esteem and neurodiversity-related struggles such as ADHD and autism. Women’s issues are listed among her areas of focus.

Emma uses an integrative, humanistic approach that keeps the person at the centre of sessions. Conversations are tailored to the individual, blending client-centred listening with practical strategies when they are useful. She aims to help people make small, manageable changes that add up over time.

Sessions are described as respectful and sensitive, with a focus on treating each person as an individual. Emma emphasises collaboration and works with clients to set goals and adjust the plan as needed. She also brings experience with longer term themes such as attachment, abandonment and coping with chronic illness or caring roles.

People who choose her can expect a supportive space for talking through concerns and testing out new ways of coping. Emma invites those ready to make a change to take the next step and explore what therapy might look like for them.

Approaches that fit online therapy

Emma commonly draws on attachment-based work that looks at how early relationship patterns affect present difficulties, helping people notice and change long-standing ways of relating. She also uses client-centred counselling which emphasises listening and understanding so clients can find their own solutions. Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, is used when practical steps and behaviour changes can reduce symptoms like anxiety or sleep disruption and when structured tools are helpful.

Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will listen to your goals and preferences, try methods that suit your situation, and adjust the plan as you go. Together you will decide whether to focus on patterns from the past, on immediate coping strategies, or a mix of both.

Online sessions offer real flexibility. Video calls let you see facial cues and have a fuller conversation, while phone sessions can work when bandwidth is low or you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, written reflection or people who find typing easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy around work, caring commitments or travel without losing continuity of care.