Counsellor profile
Emily Groves, BACP
BACP counsellor - family and parenting concerns
Continue with EmilyAbout
- Stress and anxiety
- Relationships
- Parenting support
About Emily
Emily Groves is a BACP-registered counsellor in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief and issues around self-esteem and confidence. Her work also includes concerns linked to parenting, LGBT issues, trauma and intimacy-related problems.
She uses straightforward conversations to help people name what is hard and work out practical next steps. Sessions focus on talking through feelings and patterns that get in the way. Emily aims to reduce overwhelm so everyday tasks and relationships feel more manageable.
Her approach is collaborative and paced to each person. She listens for attachment patterns, abandonment worries and communication difficulties that can underlie repeated problems. This can be helpful for someone facing blended family issues, separation, or ongoing caregiver stress.
Emily has carried out work with people affected by trauma, domestic violence and abuse, and with those managing physical health concerns such as cancer alongside emotional strain. She is also experienced in conversations about neurodiversity, including autism and Asperger syndrome, and in supporting people with ADHD-related challenges.
Practical tools and clearer thinking often follow the early sessions. Emily encourages small, testable changes and helps people plan how to try them between sessions. To begin, readers should check the online therapy options and complete the short matching questionnaire before booking a first session.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches for home and relationships
Emily uses evidence-based techniques that focus on understanding patterns in relationships and daily life. One common approach helps identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns, then teaches simple steps to change them. This can help with anxiety, low mood and problems that affect motivation.Another strand of work looks at attachment and abandonment concerns. It focuses on how early relationship experiences affect current reactions and interactions. This can be useful when communication problems or repeated conflict cause ongoing strain.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist discusses goals and preferences with the client and adapts methods together. Sessions are collaborative, with practical actions agreed between appointments so progress can be reviewed.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions around childcare, work breaks or caregiving duties, and it can shorten travel time. People often find it easier to keep regular check-ins this way, which helps maintain momentum between sessions.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family issues does she help with?
She helps people with family-related concerns such as blended family problems, communication issues, divorce and separation, and parenting strain.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and practical. She works with clients to identify patterns and try small, manageable changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience working with a range of emotional and relational concerns.
Is she registered and where does she practise?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and practises in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people living outside the UK work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What are the session formats available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment and scheduling work?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time; to begin, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
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