Emma Stannard , NCPS

Emma Stannard is a counsellor and hypnotherapist practising in the United Kingdom. She holds NCPS and has three years of professional experience. Emma offers a calm, collaborative manner and focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and relationship concerns. She aims to help people who feel stuck, are facing life changes, or who want to find more direction and purpose.

Her sessions are conversational and straightforward. Emma listens to current problems and looks at how past experiences may still affect someone now. She uses practical techniques alongside reflective work so clients can try steps between sessions. This includes breathing and relaxation tools drawn from hypnotherapy and brief, goal-focused tasks to make progress.

Emma pays attention to how attachment and abandonment issues shape relationships. She also supports people dealing with caregiver stress, divorce and separation, or the emotional effects of pregnancy and childbirth. Common concerns she addresses include panic attacks, depressive moods, guilt and shame, isolation, and questions about life purpose and midlife change.

Her style blends talking therapies with solution-focused ideas. Clients can expect a warm and non-judgemental space to talk, with practical suggestions when helpful. Emma encourages self-compassion and small, manageable steps towards change.

Sessions are offered in English and take place online through video, phone, live chat or text messaging. The work is collaborative - goals are set together and adjusted as needs change.

How Emma’s approaches translate to online therapy

Emma uses hypnotherapy to teach relaxation and guided imagery techniques that can reduce anxiety and help with panic symptoms. In short sessions clients learn breathing and calming exercises they can use between meetings.

Psychodynamic Therapy in her practice looks at how past relationships and early experiences influence current feelings and patterns. This can help when someone wants to understand recurring relationship issues or long-standing emotional responses.

Solution-Focused Therapy is brief and goal-oriented. It concentrates on what is working and on small, practical steps to move forward. This approach can suit people who want clear actions and measurable progress.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Emma collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That plan can change as progress is made, and techniques are mixed to suit the individual.

Online therapy offers flexibility and makes regular sessions easier to keep. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation; phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be quicker check-ins. Live chat or text messaging can be useful for short reflections, ongoing support or when writing helps to clarify thoughts. These options help people fit therapy around work, childcare or other commitments.