Dr Emily Walters
Founder & CEO
Chartered Counselling Psychologist
Since my first riding lesson aged 5, I've loved horses and from personal experience, I know that the horse-human relationship can be life changing; they are special creatures whose intuition and responsiveness can teach us so much.
Hope Meadows is my pride and joy, and as Founder-CEO a big part of my role is supporting the team (both two-legged and four-legged) to thrive, so that we can continue helping people have better mental health in a way that is professional and backed by research.
I currently have a small caseload of clients for Equine Assisted Psychotherapy, and working alongside our herd every day is definitely my happy place!
Working with Me
Professionally, I am a chartered HCPC-registered Counselling Psychologist.
My approach to therapy is that change and healing happens through first rebuilding our relationship to ourselves, including our relationship with our body. So many of us disconnect as a way to cope, but this ends up taking us further away from the life we want. You might be struggling with low self-esteem, perfectionism, burnout, stress, eating/body image difficulties, or unfulfilling relationships. If this sounds familiar, let's get together and help you make sense of what's holding you back.
I work predominantly with adults and children over the age of 14. My sessions are accepting, non-judgemental, neurodiversity-affirming and LGBTQ+ welcoming. Clients who choose to see me for Equine Assisted Psychotherapy are those who are ready for an exploration of their inner world to change deep-rooted difficulties. We will concentrate on reaching depth, so that even the really uncomfortable parts can come out, and I will push you to safely make the changes that you want to see.
Clinical Experience:
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Crisis Recovery
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Adult Community Mental Health Services
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Children's Early Intervention Service
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Psychosis Service
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Adult Eating Disorder Service
Qualifications and CPD:
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Doctorate in Counselling Psychology
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MSc Sport and Exercise Psychology (Distinction)
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BSc (Hons) Psychology with Clinical Psychology
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BHS Stage 1
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Working with Self harm & Self injury
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Working with Challenging Behaviour
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Working with Personality Disorder
Professionalism is one of our core values at Hope Meadows. You can be assured that I am first aid trained, DBS clear, fully insured (including professional indemnity), receive regular clinical supervision, and I am registered with HCPC: PYL048116
I'm always delighted to be asked to deliver presentations at conferences. Please get in touch for talks of a similar nature:
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"Supporting Mental Health through Equine Assisted Therapy" (2023 ABRS+ conference)
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"Student Mental Health: Challenge vs Support" (2023 Landex CPD Event)
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"Supporting Young People in Times of Stress" (2024 Area 8 Pony Club conference)
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The Therapeutic Relationship in Equine Assisted Psychotherapy [doctoral thesis findings] (2025 Division of Counselling Psychology Conference)
Get in Touch
The best way to contact me is to use our enquiries email address