Emma Louise Sharkey
Listener-led support for trauma and anxiety
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About Emma
Emma Louise Sharkey helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem and depression. She also supports people facing addictions, grief, eating or sleeping problems, parenting strain, anger and career concerns.
Emma works with issues such as ADHD, bipolar disorder and major life changes, and she can help with specific topics like abandonment, adoption and foster care, and body image. Emma describes herself as someone who believes each person knows their own story.
Background and approach
She focuses on listening and following what the client brings to sessions. That means sessions are shaped around each person’s strengths and goals rather than a fixed script. Her practice draws on client-centred ways of working that emphasise respect and collaboration.
She also uses trauma-focused methods and techniques such as Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing and hypnotherapy when they suit the person’s needs. Emma has three years of professional experience and holds BACP registration, which is listed as her credential. She works from the United Kingdom and speaks English.
Taking the first step can be difficult, and Emma aims to make starting therapy straightforward. She encourages people to notice the progress they make and to treat beginning therapy as a positive step toward change.
At a glance
- Years practising
- 3
- Registered with
- BACP
- Registration number
- 413369
- Languages
- English
- Approaches include
- Client-Centered Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Hypnotherapy
- How sessions happen
- Online, by video, phone or messages
Details are as listed on Emma's public professional profile. You can check any number with the professional body.
What Emma works with
Everything Emma lists, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Emma lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Hypnotherapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Emma works online
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options with the client and agree what feels most appropriate based on the person’s needs, goals and preferences. That collaborative step helps make sure the chosen methods fit the individual rather than being imposed.
If you are considering online therapy, check which session options are currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt EMDR and other tools for remote settings, and the therapist will explain how different approaches would be used in online sessions.
Questions and answers
Which concerns does Emma commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, self-esteem and depression. Other areas include addictions, grieving, eating and sleeping problems, parenting strain and career challenges.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centred and collaborative, focusing on listening and building on each person’s strengths. Sessions are shaped around the client’s goals rather than a fixed agenda.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom supporting the range of concerns listed in her profile.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
Her listed credential is BACP, and she is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients, so people outside the United Kingdom can enquire about working together.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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