About me
I’m Emma, a qualified and experienced Psychodynamic Psychotherapist, with many years in practice working with adults on a broad range of issues.
Often, clients come to me feeling stuck in cycles of anxiety and worry, weighed down by depression or anger, carrying unresolved trauma, or struggling to navigate complicated relationships.
I provide a safe, supportive, and confidential space where we can start to make sense of what you're experiencing, and begin the path to a better functioning and more fulfilling life.
I work integratively - tailoring sessions to what best serves your individual needs.
My core training is rooted in Psychodynamic Therapy — which means I’m interested in your unconscious processes and beliefs, with a focus on the past, and often early experiences. The idea is that these have shaped how you think, feel, and relate to yourself and others today - and this understanding helps us to work through difficult emotions, unresolved conflicts, and patterns of behaviour that may be holding you back.
At the same time, I draw on more behavioural based ways of working such as CBT where we will take a more active look at the link between your thoughts/beliefs - feelings/emotions and the resulting problematic behaviours. We might think about cognitive restructuring (catching and examining automatic anxious thoughts), behavioural experiments, or worry exposure (often used for OCD).
I believe a combination of these approaches, and the flexibility to use both modalities, is the most effective in relieving suffering and helping to create a life with greater emotional well-being, resilience, healthier relationships and a more secure sense of self.
Please do get in touch for a free 15 minute telephone consultation if you’d like to chat more and explore the idea of working together!
Training, qualifications & experience
- 5 year Clinical Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Qualification at WPF Therapy (UKCP, BACP & BPC accredited) & The BPF (BPC accredited)
- Registered member of UKCP & FPC, adhering to their ethical standards of practice and a commitment to on-going CPD
- Certificate of Proficiency from Cruse Bereavement Support - 3 month specialist training in working with grief
- BA (Hons) - The University of Nottingham
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
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The UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
Accredited register membership
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Areas of counselling I deal with
Therapies offered
Fees
£80.00 per session
Free initial telephone session
