Emily Foord, BACP

Emily Foord approaches therapy as a collaborative process aimed at helping people face challenges and create lasting, meaningful change in their lives. She works alongside clients without judgement, using her professional training to support self-exploration at a pace that feels manageable and authentic for each person.

She values a reflective relationship where emotional experiences are noticed and named, which can help build self-compassion and practical resilience. Emily offers a supportive, non-judgemental space that gives clients the opportunity to pause, consider different perspectives, and begin living in ways that feel more connected and fulfilling.

Her background includes an undergraduate BSc degree in Psychology and a Diploma in Integrative Counselling, which underpin an adaptable approach drawing on multiple evidence-based techniques. Further professional training includes Radically Open Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and work on nutrition-informed aspects of wellbeing. She is a member of the professional body MBACP.

Emily has worked in residential addiction and mental health services delivering both group and individual therapy alongside psycho-educational sessions, and she has experience providing charitable counselling. She recognises that breaking behavioural and emotional patterns is challenging, and she aims to support clients through that process so they do not have to do the work alone.

Integrative evidence-based approaches for online care

Emily commonly draws on Radically Open Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Motivational Interviewing alongside an integrative counselling framework. Radically Open DBT focuses on emotional habits and interpersonal connection, offering practical skills to notice and adjust patterns that can keep people feeling stuck. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative conversational style that helps people resolve ambivalence and strengthen motivation for change, which is often useful when addressing addictions or difficult life transitions. Integrative counselling blends techniques from different therapies so interventions are tailored to each person’s needs and goals.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process - Emily works collaboratively with clients to explore which techniques fit best with their situation, preferences, and aims. She adapts methods over time so the work remains relevant and effective.

Online therapy with Emily is offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging, giving flexibility to fit therapy around work, family, and other commitments. These options make it easier for people to access registered professionals from different locations and to choose a format that feels most comfortable for them.