Emily Kirby

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About me

*My evening slots from 5pm onwards are currently all booked up, but I still have availability from 10am-5pm for sessions Tuesdays to Fridays.*

Hi there, I’m Emily. I’m a qualified integrative counsellor and a Registered Member of the BACP (British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists).

Counselling means different things to different people. For some, it helps them make sense of current challenges, which could be in their relationships, at work, or due to unexpected events that have knocked them off their feet.

For others, it’s a safe place to explore past events, vulnerabilities, or traumas that shape the way they live, and which create patterns of behaviour that they want to move on from.

And for many, it’s also an opportunity to explore their feelings of being stuck or disconnected, of simply existing day-to-day instead of living.

Whatever the reason, counselling gives you the space to step back, take a deep breath, and move towards lasting change. And I’ll be there to help you along the way.

As an integrative counsellor, I don’t use a ‘one size fits all’ approach. I’ll draw on different parts of my training to find a collaborative way of working that clicks for you. I see you as an individual who knows yourself better than anyone else could; my job is to help you build trust in yourself and to help you overcome obstacles along the way.

If you feel that we might be a good fit, I offer a free 15-minute consultation, either on the phone or online. This gives us a chance to get a feel for whether we could work well together. Feel free to ask me any questions about counselling more generally as well – even if we don’t end up working together, I’m more than happy to help you in your search!

If we do decide to work together, our next session will involve us going through our counselling contract, which we may be able to tweak to suit you better. We’ll also have a more general conversation about you, your history, and what has brought you to counselling, so we can think about what your goals might be and how we get there. The session after this will be fully diving into therapy!

I look forward to meeting you and wish you the best in your search.

Training, qualifications & experience

  • CPCAB Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
  • CPCAB Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
  • CPCAB Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills

In my training, I worked with adults (18+) who had experiences of domestic abuse, homelessness, and sexual exploitation, amongst others. This makes me a trauma-informed counsellor, meaning that we will work at your pace, and that we won’t spend every minute of every session focusing on a traumatic event. I will never judge you, rush you, or force you to relive the trauma.

Member organisations

BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.

Accredited register membership

British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy
Accredited Register Scheme

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British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

Areas of counselling I deal with

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Fees

£45.00 per session

Additional information

I charge £45 for in-person and online sessions, and each session is 50 minutes.

When I work

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Morning
Early afternoon
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I offer both in-person and online sessions. My practice hours and locations are:

Tuesdays and Thursdays in Market Harborough, 10am-6pm. 

Wednesdays and Fridays in Narborough, 10am-6pm. 

19 Nelson Street, Market Harborough, Leicestershire, LE16 9AX

The Coach House, 36 Leicester Road, Narborough, Leicestershire, LE19 2DF

Type of session

In person
Online

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Older Adults (65+)
Employee Assistance Programme

Key details

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