Emma Rigg

Emma Rigg welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression or big life changes. She also supports those managing LGBT-related concerns and people coping after trauma or abuse. Emma writes plainly and listens carefully so clients can say what matters to them and feel understood.

She works from the view that each person knows their own story best. Sessions focus on what the client brings and on building strengths they already have. Emma aims to make the room a place to talk honestly, to name difficult feelings, and to try different ways to cope.

Emma uses Attachment-Based approaches alongside a Client-Centred way of working. That means she pays attention to how early relationships shape present worries and she keeps the client’s goals at the heart of the work. Conversations often look at patterns in relationships and at practical steps for feeling steadier day to day.

Over six years of practice in the United Kingdom have given Emma experience with a wide range of concerns. She has worked with people facing relationship and communication problems, separation, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and feelings of emptiness or isolation. Her background includes supporting those who experience guilt, shame, or identity-related distress.

Emma uses her British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy registration, BACP, as a professional reference. Sessions are carried out in English. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then arrange sessions to suit their schedules.

How these approaches translate to online counselling

Emma works with Attachment-Based and Client-Centred ideas and explains them in straightforward terms. Attachment-Based work looks at how early connections influence current relationships and emotional responses; it can help when patterns of worry, abandonment or trust problems keep repeating. Client-Centred therapy focuses on the person's own goals and experience, creating space to speak and to make choices about what to change.

Finding the right approach is treated as a shared task. Emma will discuss what feels most useful and adjust the work as the client’s needs and goals become clearer. This collaboration helps shape practical aims and small steps between sessions.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and offering flexibility around work or caregiving commitments. Registered or accredited professionals including counsellors and therapists often find remote sessions help maintain momentum while keeping therapy practical and manageable.