Emma Stannard
Compassionate counsellor for stress and life changes
About Emma
Emma Stannard is a counsellor practising from the United Kingdom. She holds NCPS as a listed credential and has three years of professional experience. Emma offers a calm and respectful way of working for people who feel overwhelmed or stuck.
She focuses on everyday problems such as stress, anxiety, low self-esteem and depression. She also helps people navigate big life changes and relationship difficulties. Sessions are offered with warmth and collaboration, aiming to build practical ways to cope and regain motivation.
Background and approach
Emma uses hypnotherapy alongside psychodynamic and solution-focused ideas to shape sessions. Hypnotherapy is used for relaxation and to access thoughts and feelings in a different way. Psychodynamic ideas look at how past experiences influence current patterns, while solution-focused work concentrates on small, achievable steps forward.
Her style is relaxed and person-centred. She listens to the story you bring and works with you to identify priorities. Conversations aim to uncover patterns, then produce clear strategies you can try between sessions.
Emma also addresses specific concerns such as abandonment, attachment difficulties, caregiver stress, communication and control issues, and reactions to separation. Other areas she supports include panic attacks, post-traumatic stress, pregnancy and childbirth challenges, isolation and questions of life purpose and self-love. People can expect short, plain conversations that lead to practical options.
The therapist encourages agency and small changes that add up over time.
What Emma works with
How Emma works
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Sessions & fees
How Emma’s approaches work online
Emma uses hypnotherapy to help people find calm and explore thoughts and feelings from a relaxed state. This can be useful for anxiety, panic and issues where relaxation supports new perspectives.Psychodynamic Therapy is used to look at how past experiences shape present reactions. That can help when patterns repeat in relationships or when early attachments affect current feelings.
Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on small, practical steps and clear goals. It is helpful when someone wants to identify achievable changes and track progress week by week.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful. This is a collaborative process and can change as needs evolve.
Online sessions can be held by video calls, phone, live chat or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and text options suit quick check-ins or ongoing support. These formats add flexibility for fitting therapy around work, family and daily life, and make it possible to keep continuity even when travel or schedules change.
| 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
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
