Jacky Adams

Professional Profile

Specialist Therapy for Emetophobia

I'm Jacky, a BABCP-accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist specialising in emetophobia — the fear of vomiting — in children, teenagers, and adults.

If you're reading this, you probably already know how much emetophobia can take over. The constant vigilance. Avoiding foods, places, situations — sometimes people. The way it quietly shrinks your world, often without others even noticing.

I work specifically with emetophobia, using a personalised combination of CBT and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) — both well-evidenced approaches that address not just the fear itself, but the avoidance, the rules, and the loss of freedom that tend to build up around it.

Sessions are online via Zoom, camera on, so we can work together as a real team — wherever you are.

What working with me looks like

Clients describe me as warm, approachable, and easy to talk to — which matters, because talking about emetophobia can feel embarrassing or hard to explain. I get it. I've worked with emetophobia across NHS and private settings, and I bring a background in teaching teenagers too, so I'm used to adapting how I work to the person in front of me — whether that's a child, a young person, or an adult.

My approach is practical and collaborative. The goal isn't just to feel less afraid — it's to get your life back.