Emma Wallen

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About me

I'm a double-accredited integrative psychotherapist (MBACP Accred., MNCPS Accred.) with nearly ten yearsof experience in private practice, supporting individuals and couples who feel stuck, overwhelmed, or caught in patterns they cat seem to shift alone. I work in Wimbledon and online via Zoom.
 
 
Many of the people I work with are capable, high-functioning, and outwardly fineyet privately struggling with anxiety, low confidence, low mood, burnout, or painful relationship dynamics. Often theres a sense of disconnection from self, or a quiet question underneath it all: Why does this keep happening, even when I'm trying so hard?
 
 
My approach is relational, trauma-informed, and practical. I integrate established psychotherapy with coaching psychology, drawing on Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic therapy and nervous system regulation, mindfulness, guided imagery, CBT, solution-focused therapy, and gestalt approaches. We pay close attention to attachment patterns and the way stress and past experiences live in both mind and body.
 
 
Alongside this, I bring a spiritually informed lens to the work, supporting meaning-making, values-led choices, and a deeper understanding of who you are beneath roles, coping strategies, and 'shoulds'. The aim is not just insight, but embodied change you can feel and live.
 
 
I work with individuals, couples, and clients from LGBTQ+ communities and diverse cultural backgrounds. Sessions are warm, focused, and honest, offering depth without judgment, and clarity without pressure to perform. We go at a pace that feels safe, while staying committed to real change.
 
 
I take the work seriously, but therapy doesn't have to feel heavy all the time. Warmth, curiosity, and the occasional moment of humour are often part of the process.

Training, qualifications & experience

I am a Double-Accredited Psychotherapist, Couples Therapist, Clinical Supervisor, and Group Therapist, recognised by both the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS), regulated by the Professional Standards Authority. This rare double-accreditation reflects my rigorous training, extensive experience, and commitment to the highest professional standards.

Education & Training

  • MSc Psychology (currently undertaking)
  • BSc Reflective Practice (2025)
  • Integrative Diploma in Supervision (2024)
  • Advanced Professional Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling (2016)
  • Specialist Integrative Couples Therapy Training (2017)
  • Certified Hypnotherapist (2015)
     

Ongoing Professional Development

I undertake regular CPD to support depth, ethical practice, and clinical effectiveness. This includes training in:

  • Trauma-informed therapy
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Mindfulness-based approaches
  • Coaching and performance psychology 

 Professional Experience

I have worked across private practice, the NHS, and third sector organisations, supporting individuals and couples with relationship difficulties, trauma, identity exploration, and life transitions.

Alongside my clinical work, I offer supervision to qualified therapists, supporting reflective practice, ethical decision-making, and professional development.


 Approach

My approach is integrative and holistic, grounded in psychological theory while recognising the importance of meaning, values, and lived experience in emotional wellbeing. I am particularly interested in the intersection between psychology, neuroscience, and the inner world, and how these domains interact to shape behaviour, relationships, and identity.

I work within a biopsychosocial framework, paying attention to how biological factors, emotional and relational patterns, early experiences, and the wider social context influence how individuals and couples think, feel, and respond under stress.

Alongside this, I am interested in how more profound questions of purpose, self-understanding, and internal coherence can support change. Where appropriate, this may involve working with awareness of the nervous system, reflective imagery, or embodied experience, always within an ethical and client-led therapeutic framework.

My intention is to integrate scientific understanding with depth-oriented work, supporting clients to make sense of their experiences in a way that feels both grounded and personally meaningful.

Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

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NCPS
National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS)

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BACP
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

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

National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society
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National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society

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Fees

£150.00 - £175.00

Health Insurance/EAP

  • Axa Health
  • Health Assured
  • Aviva
  • Saga
  • WPA
  • Cigna
  • Allianz
  • Healix

When I work

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Further information


40-44 The Broadway, London, Greater London, SW19 1RQ

Type of session

In person
Online
Phone

Types of client

Young adults (18-24)
Adults (25-64)
Couples
Groups
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Online platforms

Zoom

Supervision

In person
Online

I support experienced therapists to drop imposter syndrome, integrate soul in their work, and grow with confidence, clarity, and authenticity.

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