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Emma Louise Sharkey, BACP
- Credentials
- BACP
- Experience
- 3 years
- Practising in
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Sessions
- Online only
- Client ages
- Adults, 18 and over
Works with Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseSelf esteemDepression
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Emma Louise Sharkey offers short, straightforward support for people dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and low self-esteem. She also helps with depression, addiction concerns, sleep and eating issues, and coping with big life changes. Emma works with LGBT concerns, parenting stress, career questions, ADHD, bipolar disorder and grief.
She welcomes people who want practical help and clearer direction. Emma uses a person-centred approach that puts the client's experience at the heart of sessions.
Background and approach
She believes people are the experts in their own lives and builds on existing strengths. Sessions are collaborative and paced to the individual rather than forcing a one-size-fits-all model. For trauma-related work she draws on trauma-focused methods and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing, which aim to reduce the intensity of distressing memories.
She also offers hypnotherapy as an option when people are interested in guided relaxation and focused imagery to support change. Emma trained and practices in the United Kingdom and holds BACP registration, which is listed as BACP. She has three years of professional experience and uses that background to offer calm, steady guidance.
People can expect straightforward language and a non-judgemental approach. Therapy sessions are offered in English and are suited to people seeking flexible online contact. Emma encourages small steps and practical strategies so clients can try things between sessions and notice change over time.
How Emma’s approaches work online
Emma uses person-centred work and trauma-focused methods to guide online therapy. Person-centred work means the therapist follows the client's lead, listens closely and helps people use their own strengths to make changes. It suits worries about anxiety, self-esteem and life decisions.For trauma-related difficulties she uses trauma-focused therapy and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). Trauma-focused therapy helps people face and process painful memories in a paced way. EMDR involves guided attention alongside talking about memories to reduce their intensity and is commonly used for past trauma.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Emma will discuss options and choose techniques that match a person's goals and comfort level. The plan is collaborative and can change as needs evolve.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video calls let people see facial cues and hold deeper conversations. Phone sessions can fit a short break or need less bandwidth. Live chat and messaging suit quick check-ins or when someone prefers typing. These options provide flexibility so people can pick what fits their schedule and communication style.
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Registered with
- BACP
- Languages
- English
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