Emma Farrimond, BACP

Emma blends client-centred listening with cognitive behavioural and solution-focused techniques to help people make practical changes. Client-centred work means the session focuses on what matters to the person and follows their pace, which can be especially helpful when talking about low mood or grief. Cognitive behavioural work looks at unhelpful thoughts and behaviours and suggests simple exercises to try between sessions, useful for anxiety, sleeping problems and depression. Solution-focused methods concentrate on small, achievable steps and what is already working, often speeding up progress for people wanting short-term change.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Emma will discuss your goals, preferences and current situation and help decide which methods to try first. The plan can be revisited and adjusted as you notice what helps and what does not, so the process stays collaborative and practical.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging, offering flexibility for different lifestyles. Video calls allow visual connection and deeper conversation, phone sessions need less bandwidth and can fit a break at work, live chat or messaging can be used for brief check-ins or when writing feels easier. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life while using the therapeutic methods described above.