Counsellor profile
Emily E Abonie, BACP, NCPS
Counsellor for relationships and life changes
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- Stress and anxiety
- Addictions support
- Self esteem work
About Emily
Emily E Abonie is a counsellor registered with BACP and NCPS in the United Kingdom with five years of professional experience. She supports adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship strain, grief, loss, low self-esteem and motivation concerns. Emily also addresses issues such as body image, communication problems and struggles with life changes.
Emily uses clear, conversational sessions. She encourages people to talk about what is worrying them and to notice how feelings affect choices. Sessions are practical and paced to suit someone juggling home life and other commitments.
Her practice draws on Client-Centred Therapy to focus on the person's experience in the room. She also draws from Emotionally-Focused Therapy ideas to look at patterns in close relationships. Mindfulness techniques are used to help with stress and anxiety, and brief Solution-Focused strategies support short-term goals.
In conversation she helps clients name difficult feelings, spot unhelpful patterns and try small changes. She pays attention to how past experiences can shape current responses while keeping the work grounded in present concerns.
People often come to address grief, separation, caregiving strain, or questions about intimacy and self-worth. Emily offers straightforward sessions that aim to increase emotional clarity and usable coping skills. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and book a first session to see if the approach fits their needs.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening to the person's experience and following their pace. Online sessions using this approach give time to describe feelings and priorities and to decide next steps together. Emotionally-Focused Therapy looks at patterns in close relationships and helps identify interaction cycles; online meetings can be used to reflect on these patterns and practise new responses. Mindfulness Therapy introduces simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and calm stress, which can be practised between sessions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Emily treats this as a collaborative process. She discusses a person's goals and preferences and adjusts the way she works as those goals become clearer over a few sessions.
The biography does not specify session formats, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into busy family days by removing travel and allowing shorter, regular check-ins. They can make it easier to schedule around school runs, work breaks or caregiving duties. Registered or accredited professionals can suggest which session rhythm and length will best match a person's needs.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship issues, grief, self-esteem and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style?
Sessions are conversational and practical, using client-centred ways of working with some emotion-focused and mindfulness techniques.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom.
What credentials and location should I know about?
She is listed with BACP and NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Does she run sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She accepts international clients.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a 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.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.