Emma Dalgleish , BACP

Emma Dalgleish is a UK-based counsellor with 22 years of professional experience. She offers calm, practical support for people facing relationship, intimacy and sexual concerns, trauma, grief and loss. Emma works in a straightforward and respectful way, aiming to help people feel heard and seen.

She adapts her approach to each person's situation rather than using a one-size-fits-all method. Sessions are rooted in empathy and honesty and aim to make difficult feelings easier to understand. Emma describes her style as non-judgemental and sensitive to different backgrounds and experiences.

Clients can expect a down-to-earth atmosphere where the focus is on what matters most to them. Conversations are used to identify patterns, build coping skills and strengthen emotional connections. Practical tools and reflective discussion are balanced to suit individual needs.

Over two decades of work have given her experience with a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, addictions, eating and sleeping problems, ADHD, and issues around identity and sexuality. She also supports people dealing with caregiving stress, chronic illness and life-stage changes.

Emma draws on relationship-focused methods and attachment ideas to help people understand how past and present connections shape feelings. Her work also incorporates client-centred and existential ways of talking, and she uses hypnotherapy when appropriate to support specific goals.

Approaches that translate to online therapy

Emma uses attachment-based ideas to help people understand how early and current relationships influence feelings and behaviour; this can be useful for relationship difficulties, intimacy issues and attachment worries. Client-centred work focuses on listening without judgement and following the person's pace to build self-understanding and confidence. Existential therapy invites conversations about meaning, choice and life transitions and can help when people face major changes or feelings of emptiness.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Emma will work collaboratively to identify which methods make sense for the person's goals and preferences, adjusting how sessions run as they learn what helps most. The plan can change over time as needs evolve.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls let people use non-verbal cues in conversation; phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a longer check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging suit brief check-ins, ongoing reflections between sessions or people who prefer writing. These options offer flexibility for different routines, schedules and levels of comfort.