About Me

I am a UKCP registered trainee psychotherapist in my third year of training, currently at the Berne Institute.
I completed a Level 2 Certificate in Therapeutic Skills & Studies and a TA101 at Metanoia Institute as well as my first two years of training as a psychotherapist.
I have had and continue to attend personal therapy in order to increase and maintain my self-awareness.
I have regular supervision which supports and assists me in maintaining a reflective and ethical practice.
I have experience working with clients both online and face-to-face.
I offer talking therapy which is grounded in Transactional Analysis theory and which incorporates a variety of approaches unique to each client, including the creative and mindful, drawing on areas of my own research and learning.
I have experience of working with neurodivergence and adopt a neuroaffirmative approach.
I have spent over a year providing both counselling and longer term psychotherapy to clients at a low-cost counselling charity (Listening Post in Gloucestershire).
I am fully insured and work in accordance with UKCP's Code of Ethics.

Image shows Emilie standing next to a tree in Winchcombe, near Cheltenham, where she offers counselling and psychotherapy for adults in person or online at Wanderwood Counselling & Psychotherapy from a garden pod.

Interests and Experience

Interests & Experience

Some of the areas in which I have worked or researched or in which I have a particular interest are described below, split into the three main domains in which I work. These may (and often do!) overlap during the course of counselling or psychotherapy, particularly during longer term work.

Image shows an old set of keys which represent the keys to better self awareness, self-esteem and confidence or to understanding identity, whether neurodivergent or otherwise, topics which clients may wish to explore in counselling or psychotherapy with Emilie in Winchcombe, near Cheltenham, either online or in-person.

Your sense of self

Sometimes our sense of self may leave us feeling unhappy, or we may feel we do not know or understand ourselves, struggle with our identity or simply wish we felt differently.

self-esteem and confidence
depression and anxiety
neurodivergence
disordered eating
self harm or suicidal thoughts
loneliness
identity
panic attacks
stress
body image

Image shows three people in the distance at the top of a hill with a misty sunset and represents relationships with others, , and area which clients may wish to explore in counselling or psychotherapy with Emilie in Winchcombe, near Cheltenham, either online or in-person, whether in relation to family, romantic relationships, friendships, workplace, carers or caring responsibilities, relationship breakdown, divorce and separation or co-parenting and blended families..

You in relation to others

Our relationships with others (and even with cultures, places and organisations) can bring complexity and have a significant impact on our well-being.

family
romantic relationships
friendships
work or careers
carers and caring responsibilities
divorce and separation
co-parenting and blended families

Image shows a rugged coastline which represents the the challenges that life experiences might bring to people and which they may wish to explore in counselling or psychotherapy with Emilie in Winchcombe, near Cheltenham, either online or in-person where she offers sessions which aim to provide support with coping and making sense of things, in relation to life events such as bereavement, illness, divorce and separation, bullying, miscarriage, infertility, abuse and trauma..

Things you have experienced

Whether predictable or not, our life experiences can have long-lasting effects on us or may leave us struggling to cope or make sense of things.

bereavement
illness
divorce and separation
bullying
miscarriage
infertility
abuse
trauma
adverse childhood experiences

What to expect

In-Person Sessions

If we work together in person, we will meet in my garden pod, accessible through a side gate. This is a calm and confidential space where we can have our sessions undisturbed by the outside world.

Image shows the exterior of the comfortable and confidential garden pod from which counselling and psychotherapy sessions are offered in Winchcombe, near Cheltenham, either online or in person.

Image shows the interior of the comfortable and confidential garden pod from which counselling and psychotherapy sessions are held by Emilie in Winchcombe, near Cheltenham, for adults either online or in person.

Online Sessions

If we hold our sessions online, they will take place via Zoom. I will join from a private and confidential location (usually my garden pod) where our conversation cannot be overheard. Similarly, I will ask you to ensure that you are in a safe, comfortable and confidential location from which to join the session.

Image shows a laptop on a desk next to a window and mug, representing the online counselling and psychotherapy sessions offered by Emilie to adult clients anywhere in the UK.

Image shows a pink sky at sunset, the wispy clouds and glow of the sun representing the calm and peaceful space offered by Emilie during counselling and psychotherapy sessions, whether online or in person.