I am a therapist based in Cambridgeshire, UK, with over 17 years of experience working as a qualified Counsellor. I have worked with people with a wide range of difficulties and mental distress, including depression, anxiety, relationship issues, bereavement, career/life challenges, trauma and many other mental health diagnosed issues.
My therapy style is warm, personalised and interactive. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion and I also believe in treating everyone as the individual you are!
My theoretical approach is Integrative and primarily humanistic, combining Person-centered, Psychodynamic, Existential and Solution-Focused styles with a strong Conversational style. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs.
It takes courage to seek a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards change. If you are ready to take that step, I am here to support and empower you.
I look forward to working with you!
Please do check out my musical journal at:
www.justmusictoday.blogspot.com
Additional areas of focus: Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Aging and geriatric issues, Attachment issues, Autism and Asperger Syndrome, Avoidant personality, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Fertility issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Hospice and end-of-life counseling, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders, Narcissism, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy
BACP Therapist - Registered Member MBACP #89250
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Very knowledgeable and understanding
Written on Jun 04, 2026 after therapy with Emma for 2 years and 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, and self esteem
Emma instantly felt easy to talk to, she never rushes me and is patient when I can't quite find the words. She helps me to see things from different points of view while always validating my feelings. Emma's style is warm and compassionate, I feel truly understood by her and so grateful as I would never have worked through all of this on my own.
Written on Jan 23, 2026 after therapy with Emma for 4 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting issues, and self esteem
She has a way of asking the right questions that make everything click. No fluff, no overanalyzing. just calm, thoughtful guidance that actually helps you get to the root of things. I always leave sessions with more clarity and a sense of direction. She gets it, and she helps you get it too. I feel grateful to cross paths with her.
Written on Jul 09, 2025 after therapy with Emma for 3 weeks on issues concerning anger management, and adhd
Her support and care are what sometimes gives me strength to get through the week.
Written on Jun 22, 2025 after therapy with Emma for 1 year and 10 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, self esteem, career difficulties, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
I felt listened to. Very empathetic. It was more like a casual conversation. I could be at ease and felt free to share
Written on Jun 20, 2025 after therapy with Emma for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Really good and full of knowledge
Written on May 30, 2025 after therapy with Emma for 1 year and 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues, family conflicts, and intimacy-related issues