Emma Alban

• Stress and anxiety
• Grief and loss
• CBT and attachment

About Emma

Emma Alban works with stress, anxiety, grief, relationship issues, depression and a wide range of life challenges using a conversational, person-centred style. She describes herself as a qualified counsellor and is listed with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, with 17 years of practice experience in the UK.

She draws on several approaches to meet practical concerns. Client-centred work means conversations focus on the person's experience and priorities. Cognitive behavioural ideas help identify unhelpful thinking and try out different ways of coping. Attachment-based thinking looks at how past relationships affect current patterns and closeness.

Emma has worked with people facing bereavement, career and life transitions, trauma and diagnosed mental health issues such as bipolar and anxiety disorders. She also supports people with intimacy concerns, sleep problems, parenting strain and the stresses that come from caring roles or chronic illness.

Sessions are described by her as interactive and conversational. Expect to talk through what is most pressing, try practical steps between sessions, and reflect on patterns that repeat in relationships or behaviour. The focus is on clear, manageable changes rather than jargon.

Her background across nearly two decades includes one-to-one counselling in different settings in the United Kingdom. She uses a mix of humanistic, existential and cognitive approaches to suit the issue being worked on. To start, she asks about current difficulties and past influences, then agrees practical goals and ways of working together.

How her approaches shape remote counselling

Emma uses attachment-based, client-centred and cognitive behavioural ideas to guide sessions. Attachment-based work looks at how early or past relationships influence current patterns and closeness, which can help with relationship or intimacy concerns. Client-centred work focuses on the person’s experience and priorities, making sessions conversational and led by what feels most important. Cognitive behavioural techniques target specific thoughts and behaviours to try practical coping steps between sessions.

Choosing an approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options, test what helps, and agree the mix of methods based on the person’s goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process rather than a fixed prescription.

If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the available session formats before booking as the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It also makes it possible to keep continuity of contact when life or work commitments change.

Topics Emma lists

• Stress and anxiety
• Grief
• Anger management
• Self-esteem
• Depression
• Relationship issues
• Family conflicts
• Trauma and abuse
• Intimacy-related issues
• Sleeping disorders
• Parenting issues
• Career difficulties
• Bipolar disorder
• Coping with life changes
• Coaching
• Compassion fatigue
• ADHD
• Abandonment
• Aging and geriatric issues
• Attachment issues
• Autism and Asperger Syndrome
• Avoidant personality
• Cancer
• Caregiver issues and stress
• Chronic pain, illness, and disability
• Codependency
• Commitment issues
• Communication problems
• Control issues
• Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
• Dependent personality
• Divorce and separation
• Emptiness
• Family problems
• Fatherhood issues
• Fertility issues
• Forgiveness
• Guilt and shame
• Hospice and end-of-life counselling
• Isolation and loneliness
• Life purpose
• Midlife crisis
• Mood disorders
• Narcissism
• Panic disorder and panic attacks
• Personality disorders
• Postpartum depression
• Post-traumatic stress
• Pregnancy and childbirth
• Prejudice and discrimination
• Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
• Self-love
• Social anxiety and phobia
• Women's issues
• Workplace issues
• Young adult issues

Ways of working

• Attachment-Based Therapy
• Client-Centred Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Existential Therapy
• Mindfulness Therapy
• Motivational Interviewing
• Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution-Focused Therapy

Questions about Emma

Does she work with anxiety?

Yes. She lists anxiety and stress among her main areas and uses cognitive behavioural ideas to help with worrying thoughts and coping strategies.

What kind of counselling does she offer?

She uses a person-centred, conversational approach that draws on attachment-based and cognitive behavioural ideas as needed.

How much experience does she have?

She has 17 years of experience working as a qualified counsellor in the United Kingdom.

Where is she based and accredited?

She practises in the United Kingdom and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

Can I have sessions in other languages?

Sessions are offered in English.

Does she take international clients?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How much do sessions cost?

Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.

How do I start counselling with her?

Select the Talk to a counsellor online button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.