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Emma Evans

Emma Evans, BACP, NCPS

United Kingdom

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BACP counsellor - Young adult issues

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Addictions and trauma
  • CBT and ACT

About Emma

Emma Evans is a BACP registered counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with four years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression and motivation difficulties. Emma also supports people dealing with relationship and family concerns, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, career uncertainty and ADHD-related challenges.

Her approach is straightforward and practical. She treats people as the experts on their lives and builds on existing strengths. Sessions focus on clear goals and small steps rather than abstract theory. Emma uses a mix of methods to help people notice patterns and try different ways of responding.

Emma draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client-Centred principles among other approaches. That combination helps with managing thoughts, building new habits and restoring valued connections. She also uses attachment-informed thinking when relationships or past losses are part of the concern.

Typical work covers everyday pressures for young adults - leaving home, study and first jobs, money worries, identity and feeling behind peers. Emma helps people talk through what matters, make practical plans and practise new responses between sessions.

Her style is collaborative and direct. She will listen, offer observations and suggest exercises you can try between meetings. If needed, she will draw on other methods such as Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills or mindfulness to support emotion regulation and coping.

Therapeutic approaches for online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps you notice unhelpful thoughts without fighting them and focus on values-based actions. It can be useful for anxiety, low motivation and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours link and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression and stress. Attachment-Based Therapy attends to how early relationship patterns affect current connections and trust, and it can help when grief, loss or relationship issues are central.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Emma will treat this as a collaborative process and discuss what methods might suit your situation. Together you will set goals and try different techniques, checking in and adjusting as you go so the sessions stay relevant to your needs and preferences.

The therapist's specific session formats are not listed in the profile, so please confirm the available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy around shifts in study or early career hours, cut commuting time and allow shorter check-ins when a quick progress update is needed. It can also let you use video or audio options depending on how much bandwidth or camera time you prefer, helping therapy fit into everyday life without needing a long trip to a practice.

Areas of expertise

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHearing impairedHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

Emma works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression and related issues. She also supports people with relationship, family, grief, career and ADHD concerns.

How would she describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is collaborative and practical. She listens, offers observations and suggests exercises to try between sessions.

What experience does she have?

She is a BACP registered counsellor in the UK with four years of professional experience working with adults.

What credentials and region are listed?

Credentials shown are BACP and NCPS. She practises in the United Kingdom.

Can sessions be held in other languages or with international clients?

Sessions are offered in English. She does accept international clients.

Which session formats does she offer?

The original profile does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How does cost work for sessions?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.

What should I do to get started?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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Emma EvansBACP, NCPS

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