Emma Farrimond
Practical support for stress, anxiety and life change
About Emma
Emma Farrimond provides calm, straightforward support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and life changes. She uses plain language and a practical approach so conversations stay clear and useful. Emma aims to make the first steps feel manageable, and she frames therapy as a collaborative process that respects each person's pace and priorities.
Emma has 14 years of professional experience working across independent practice and third sector services.
Background and approach
Her background includes employee assistance programme counselling, bereavement support, domestic violence services and running a SureStart counselling service for parents and carers of young children. She set up her own independent practice in 2014 and has continued to develop her work since then. In sessions Emma draws on client-centred ways of working, cognitive behavioural techniques, existential thinking and solution-focused ideas.
That means she listens closely, helps people notice unhelpful patterns, and supports small, practical changes that can make day-to-day life easier. Sessions are adapted to what each person needs rather than following a fixed script. Emma works with a wide range of concerns including depression, compassion fatigue, trauma and abuse, grief, sleeping problems and anger.
She also focuses on issues such as chronic pain, codependency, communication problems, divorce and separation, eating and food-related difficulties, and immigration-related stress. Emma holds BACP registration which recognises her professional standard in the UK. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging.
To begin, users complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to her availability.
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Sessions & fees
How Emma's approaches translate to online therapy
Client-centred work means the conversation starts with you. The therapist listens without judgement and follows the things that matter most to you, helping you make sense of difficult feelings and priorities. This approach suits people who need a steady, empathetic space to talk through problems.Cognitive behavioural therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect. It involves noticing patterns and trying small experiments to change unhelpful habits. CBT can be useful for anxiety, low mood, sleep problems and managing stress in practical ways.
Existential ideas focus on meaning, choice and how people respond to life's big questions. This can help when decisions, life purpose or feelings of emptiness are a concern, by opening up honest conversations about values and direction.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and agree a plan based on goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. That collaborative decision-making is revisited as progress is made.
Online therapy here uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text messaging to fit different needs. Video is good for a face-to-face feel, phone works well when bandwidth is limited, quick check-ins suit text or chat, and messaging allows ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and mobility needs.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
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- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Immigration issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 14 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
