Emily Foord

Emily Foord is a counsellor who combines practical, evidence-based techniques with a person-focused way of working. She aims to help people manage stress, anger, anxiety and addictions while finding clearer ways to relate to others and to themselves.

Emily draws on six years of varied experience in addiction and mental health settings. She spent time delivering group and individual work in residential treatment, and has also offered charitable counselling. This background informs her straightforward, calm approach in sessions.

She trained with a BSc degree in Psychology and holds a Diploma in Integrative Counselling. Emily is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, written as BACP, which is shown here as supplied in her credentials.

In practice she helps people notice patterns that keep causing stress, relationship strain, or low self-esteem. She offers guided reflection, practical coping strategies and motivational techniques to support change. Emily also works with concerns such as obsessional behaviours, panic attacks, family of origin issues, and process addictions.

Sessions are conversational and paced to each person. Emily aims to reflect emotional experience without judgement and to help clients develop more self-compassion and resilience. She invites people to bring what matters most to them and to work at a speed that feels manageable.

How evidence-based techniques translate to online counselling

Emily uses a small number of well-established therapeutic approaches to help people understand patterns and make practical changes. Motivational interviewing is a collaborative, goal-focused way of talking that helps people resolve mixed feelings and build readiness for change. It can be useful for addictions, process compulsions and moving through ambivalence.

Radically open dialectical behaviour therapy focuses on emotional expression and learning new social habits. It supports people who struggle with intense emotions, self-criticism, isolation, and problems with closeness. Integrative counselling brings techniques together to match each person's needs, blending reflective listening with practical coping strategies for anxiety, anger and relationship difficulties.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. The counsellor will talk with the client about goals, try out methods, and adjust plans based on what helps most. This makes sessions collaborative rather than one-size-fits-all.

Practical benefits of online working include easier fitting of sessions into a busy week and shorter check-ins when needed. Because the biography does not list specific formats, confirm the current session options before booking. Many people find remote sessions useful for keeping continuity of care, avoiding travel, and making therapy fit around work or family commitments.