About me
Perhaps it is anxiety that will not switch off, no matter how many breathing apps you have downloaded. ADHD, whether self-identified or professionally diagnosed. Confidence that was definitely here a few years ago and has since gone quiet. Or something heavier you have been carrying around so long you have stopped noticing the weight.
Sometimes what brings people here is not the problem itself but the thing that has been holding it at bay — a drink that became several, substances that took the edge off, or rituals and checking that made an uncertain world feel briefly controllable. These are coping mechanisms, not character flaws: they make sense, and they ease the pain. We can look at them without you having to defend them.
What I offer is 50 minutes where none of it has to be managed, minimised or made palatable for anyone else. Warm, safe, thoroughly unshockable, and entirely yours. No interruptions, no homework unless you fancy some, and no suggestion that you ought to be further along by now.
No two people are the same, so I do not work from a script. I am an integrative counsellor and person-centred at heart, which in plain English means you are the expert on your own life and I am not about to explain it to you. I listen properly, I borrow whatever tools actually suit you, and we go at a pace that feels safe — there is no prize for finishing early.
I work with anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD and autism, addiction, relationships, self-esteem, burnout, and the various life changes nobody thinks to warn you about.
Sessions are £50, in person in Leeds, Garforth and York, or online and by phone in whatever you happen to be wearing. If you would rather dip a toe in first, there is a free 20-minute call. Send me a message and we will find a time.
Emma Pallas, MBACP
Training, qualifications & experience
Training to be a therapist is my 2nd career after a decade working in the NHS.
Counselling has saved my life in every way imaginable and its a privilege to be able to be able to offer that space to others now.
I have a diploma in therapeutic counselling, I am a registered member of the BACP and I adhere to the requirements of 30 hours CPD per year. My last few courses were understanding more about the unique complexities of autism, a conference with the charity Survive about sexual abuse and i recently completed my mental health first aider qualification with St Johns Ambulance
I volunteer every Friday providing low cost counselling to a charity in Leeds.
Member organisations
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
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£50.00 per session
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I offer a free 20 minute phone call to discuss your needs further and see if we are suitable to work together.
I offer face to face session in Leeds, Garforth and York. Also remote session or on the phone
