Emily Hodson

Emily Hodson is a counsellor who focuses on helping people find steadiness after difficult experiences. She works with concerns such as trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, low self-esteem and depression. Emily uses a calm, person-centred style and brings creativity into sessions to help people feel heard and understood.

She trained as a person-centred counsellor and holds BACP accreditation, which she uses as the basis for her clinical work. Over the last three years she has focused on counselling and has combined that with many previous years in mental health roles. This mix gives her practical experience supporting people when they feel most distressed.

Emily enjoys using mindfulness and creative methods alongside talking therapy. That can mean drawing out feelings, guided breathing, or simple practical exercises aimed at reducing overwhelm. She adapts her approach to what each person needs in the moment rather than using one fixed method.

More recently she worked in creative recovery in the community and spent nine months as a school counsellor. Those roles encouraged a flexible way of working and experience supporting both adults and children. She uses that background to suggest alternative ways to look at problems and to help clients try new ways of coping.

People who choose Emily can expect a gentle, collaborative process. Sessions aim to help people understand their feelings, practise small changes, and build steps towards more stable daily routines.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Emily draws on person-centred counselling and creative, mindfulness-based techniques. Person-centred counselling focuses on listening carefully and following the client’s pace to build understanding and trust. It helps when someone needs space to talk and be heard without pressure.

Mindfulness practices are used to help with stress, low mood and anxiety by teaching simple ways to notice breathing and bodily sensations. Creative exercises may include drawing or guided imagery to express feelings that are hard to put into words, which can be useful for trauma, grief and attachment concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Emily will collaborate with each person to agree what to try first, then adapt methods as needed based on goals and how a person responds. This process is shared and observational rather than prescriptive.

The biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm available online options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy day, reduce travel, and allow check-ins during work breaks or when leaving the house is difficult. Different arrangements suit different people, and Emily will help identify what will work best for each client’s situation.