Counselling to empower you in finding freedom to live the way you choose.
We’ll work together with compassion to explore your hopes for therapy, whether that’s finding your sense of identity, peace or untangling what’s holding you back. You are uniquely yourself and so, our work is tailored specifically to you.
Book a free initial consultation
I’d be pleased to welcome you with a free 20 minute online video chat to discuss your challenges, hopes and expectations.
I believe it’s important to find the right therapist for you, so I’m happy to explore with you the approach best suited to your needs.
Get in touch from the contact page or email: emhirst.counselling@gmail.com.
How can I help?
Your reasons for seeking therapy may be diverse and varied. All are valid and important. I can help with a variety of challenges such as anxiety, depression, bereavement and loss, identity and relationship difficulties, stress and overwhelm.
I am fully qualified and have specialised training and experience with perinatal mental wellbeing such as antenatal and post partum depression, anxiety and the additional challenges the transition to parenting can present for families and friends.
I also have additional training in counselling people experiencing disordered eating behaviours such as binge eating disorder, bulimia nervosa within an eating disorder service. I can support you with this if it is medically safe and ethical to embark on therapeutic work.
I am LGBTQIA+ affirming and supportive, welcoming you into the therapeutic space exactly as you are.
I am a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and adhere to their ethical framework for safe practice. Registration: 00997607
More about my Approach
Your challenges and life experiences are unique to you and so our therapy is tailored and unique too. Our sessions are collaborative, underpinned by empathy and compassion even as we explore the difficulties you have together.
I offer a flexible approach to therapy, for some people this is the space to talk about what is causing distress or conflict is best suited. For others more creative methods may suit them better. There are opportunities to use paper and pens and imagination as a place to explore difficult topics. Other creative therapy methods may include timelines, genograms, using picture cards to explore your view of the world, stacking dolls or fidget toys. Finding the right approach for you is important, this is your time and you choose how you use it.
I am fully qualified in Humanistic Integrative Counselling I blend three core approaches - Person Centred Theory, Transactional Analysis and Gestalt to best work together.
I am a member of the BACP - The British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and adhere to their ethical framework for safe and effective professional conduct.
Online counselling UK wide. Counselling in Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Online Counselling sessions
£50
50 minute online video sessions.
Research suggests remote therapeutic work is equal in effectiveness to more traditional in person sessions. Online video sessions may offer benefits in accessibility and removing travel times.
Sessions of 60 minutes or 90 minutes are considered on request.
In person Counselling in Salisbury, Wiltshire
£60
50 minute sessions in person in a comfortable room in the heart of Salisbury, Wiltshire.
Near to Amesbury, Wilton, Tisbury with good public transport links and several public car parks nearby.
Sessions of 60 minutes or 90 minutes are considered.
Hybrid between online and in person sessions
£50-60
Flexibility to choose on a week by week basis.
Offering in person face to face counselling in Salisbury, Wiltshire and online video counselling as best suits your needs.
Duration can be discussed on request.
Qualifications:
Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling.
Diploma in Antenatal Education Facilitation.
Level 2 Certificate in Suicide and Self harm Prevention.
Certificate in Working with Children and Young People
Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
CPD Certificates in:
Core Training Eating Disorders including Binge Eating Disorder, Compulsive eating, Bulimia Nervosa, Anorexia Nervosa.
Counselling Online
Diet Culture and Fatphobia in the Counselling Room
Shame
Working with Relational Trauma. Trauma within relationships.
Domestic Abuse and control.
Birth Trauma
