Dr Emma Salazar
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This professional is accepting new clients but may have a waitlist. Please enquire with them directly to discuss availability.
About me
I'm not a blank-slate therapist - I show up as my genuine, authentic self so that you can feel safe to do the same. I'll challenge you thoughtfully, ask questions, and bring curiosity into our sessions so we can really deep dive and get to the root of matters together. My goal is to create a space where you can unmask, be honest, and truly feel accepted and empowered.
Alongside a Doctorate in Psychological Therapies and over 10 years of clinical training and practice, my approach is deeply informed by my own lived experience. As someone who has navigated eating disorder recovery for 15+ years, an adult ADHD diagnosis and bisexual identity, I bring empathy and honesty to my work.
I hope to be the person who truly sees you, and allows you to bring your whole self - so you can start to heal and grow without needing to hide. It is a genuine honour to hold space for people to explore that kind of openness - sometimes for the first time.
My approach is also about giving you a whole toolbox of skills and techniques - my decade of professional training and lifetime of navigating my own mental health journey and intersecting identities is at your disposal! We'll find the strategies that work best for you and adapt them into transferable skills so that you can take them with you, anywhere and anytime.
Whether you're coming to me for support with recovery, increase your self-esteem, address anxiety, unpick and change patterns of behaviour, or to explore and understand who you are and how your brain works, I'm here to support you in the way you need most at the time.
I will walk alongside you, cheer you on, hold you accountable, point you in the direction of growth, and follow you as you discover your own path. I know from my vast personal and professional experiences that healing happens when we're ready. Let's get there together!
Training, qualifications & experience
As a Doctor of Psychological Therapies, I have trained in a wide range of therapy modalities, including all three specialist eating disorder talking therapy treatments (MANTRA, CBT-E, and SSCM). I draw from different approaches such as compassion-focused therapy, schema therapy, solutions-focused therapy, cognitive-behavioural therapy, and person-centred therapy to create a unique, personalised blend of techniques and skills for each person I work with.
I offer specialist expertise in the following areas:
- Body image difficulties and distress
- All eating disorders including ARFID, binge eating disorder, bulimia, anorexia, and disordered eating
- Men with body image and eating difficulties - understanding the particular challenges they face in seeking and getting meaningful help
- The LGBT+ community, especially transgender, non-binary, and bisexual people - who face unique challenges and experiences of discrimination and marginalisation
- Neurodivergence, including people with autism and ADHD and also those who are questioning/curious
- Substance misuse and addictions
- Intimacy, relationships, and sexual health
I bring a down-to-earth, warm and holistic, but also scientific and practical perspective to my work. I love educating people about the biology of our brains and bodies, as I find empowering people with this knowledge often helps them step away from self-criticism. I believe in meeting you where you are and building small, solid steps to enable meaningful, sustained progress - sometimes we have to work with the coping strategies we have first, to then be able to shift them.
I bring my whole heart, brain, and lifetime of learning - professionally and personally - to provide compassionate, real-world support.
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
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
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Fees
£80.00 - £120.00
Concessions offered for
Additional information
I’m currently working at full capacity and not adding to my waitlist at present. I review availability every few months—please feel free to check back in June.
I typically offer sessions between 9:30am-6pm Mon and Fri and 10am-7:30pm Tues and Weds, but I can be flexible. We can book sessions on a rolling weekly, fortnightly, or monthly basis, or just as and when you need them. I appreciate the difficulties that come with scheduling if you're someone who works shifts - I'm here to work around what's best for you. I work in person in my cosy private space in Glossop, and virtually (online) via Teams or Google Meet.
Individual therapy sessions with me typically cost £120. I offer an introductory bundle of 4 sessions at £100/session and ongoing bundles of 4 session at £110/session. I offer shorter (30-minute) and longer (75-minute) sessions with price simply scaled proportionally. Many neurodivergent clients prefer some sessions to be shorter and more focused, and others longer to allow more space and time to process!
Wherever possible, I aim to make therapy accessible for those who need it. Reduced rates are available for people facing adversity, like people from marginalised groups - please feel welcome to ask me about my current concessions slot availability.
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Further information
I offer a free 20-minute initial video consultation where we can get to know each other - it's important you feel like your therapist is the right fit, as our relationship is central to the work we'll do together.
In your first therapy session, we'll agree on how we'll work together by mapping out the feel and focus of our sessions and picking a schedule that works for you. I'll talk you through the therapies that I think would be most suitable for you, considering both what's clinically indicated and what you're looking for. Of course, we'll adapt this as we get to know each other better and our work evolves!
