Emma Rigg, BACP

Emma Rigg is a counsellor who helps people manage stress, anxiety and depression. She also supports those facing LGBT-related concerns and people coping with life changes. She speaks English and works from the United Kingdom. Emma holds BACP, which stands for the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Emma draws on six years of professional experience when meeting clients. She starts by listening to each person's story and recognising the strengths they already have. Sessions are a place to talk through what feels hard and to find practical ways to cope day to day. Her work often focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at connection, loss and trust. That helps when people are dealing with abandonment, attachment issues, or feeling isolated. Emma also follows a client-centred way of working. That means the conversation is led by the person coming for support. The therapist reflects what she hears and helps people make sense of their own choices and feelings. She has experience supporting people with chronic pain, illness or disability, caregiver stress, and the emotional fallout of separation or domestic violence. Emma aims to create a steady, non-judgemental space to process guilt, shame, or grief and to build clearer ways of communicating with others.

How attachment and client-centred work translate to online therapy

Emma uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds shape present relationships. Online sessions can help people notice patterns of trust, closeness and distance and practise new ways of relating to others. This is useful for those who feel isolated, struggle with abandonment, or want clearer communication. She also works in a client-centred way, meaning the client directs the conversation and the therapist reflects what she hears. That approach supports people who want to explore their feelings at their own pace and make personal choices about change. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Emma will discuss what feels most helpful based on a person's goals and preferences. The process is collaborative and can adapt over time as needs shift. Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific online formats. Many people find online sessions helpful because they save travel time, fit into a lunch break or a quiet part of the day, and make it easier to keep continuity when life is busy. Others prefer shorter check-ins by phone when bandwidth or time is limited. Discussing practical arrangements at the start helps ensure sessions fit into everyday life without creating extra stress.