- Years in practice
- 4
- Registration
- BACP
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Relationship issues
About Emma
Emma Devai is a counsellor who values honesty and straightforward connection. She aims to build a respectful partnership with people who come to therapy. Emma offers a calm, friendly presence and speaks plainly so parents can feel understood quickly.
She draws on different approaches to tailor support to each person. Emma uses techniques from client-centred work and cognitive behavioural ideas to address thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused elements help people find practical steps forward when motivation or routines feel stuck.
Background and approach
Emma brings a Master’s degree in Criminal Justice & Crime Control, which gives her a wider view of the systems that shape people’s lives. That background helps when practical problems in education, social care or work affect wellbeing. It also informs how she supports someone who needs to rebuild confidence or make changes in difficult circumstances.
Her practice is relational and trauma-informed. She emphasises strengths, values and small, manageable goals. Emma may share her emotional responses when it helps the conversation, and she is comfortable using humour where it fits.
Parents who struggle with stress, parenting pressures, relationship difficulties or changes in family life may find her approach useful. She also works with issues such as anxiety, addiction, grief, low self-esteem and ADHD-related challenges. Sessions are offered in English and Emma accepts international clients.
Emma has four years of professional experience and is a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. Her online practice offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to fit a busy family life.
What Emma works with
Everything Emma lists, in their own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Emma helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Depression
- LGBT
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Emma lists
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online support
Emma uses client-centred work and cognitive behavioural ideas to help people understand feelings and make practical changes. Client-centred work focuses on careful listening and responding to what matters to the person, helping them feel seen and heard. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at links between thoughts, feelings and actions, and uses simple exercises to change unhelpful patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the therapy process. Emma will discuss options with each person and decide together what feels most useful. That collaboration means the work can shift as needs or goals change, and clients are involved in planning the next steps.
Online sessions make it easier to fit counselling into family life. Video calls let people have a face-to-face conversation without travel. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging offer brief, flexible ways to reflect between sessions or when writing helps more than talking.
Questions people ask about Emma
What kinds of problems does Emma help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, addictions, relationship and family issues, depression, trauma and grief, parenting concerns, anger, self-esteem and coping with life changes, among other areas.
What is her style in therapy?
Emma takes a relational, down-to-earth style. She aims for an honest partnership, uses warmth and straightforward conversation, and may share emotional responses when it helps the work.
How much experience does she have?
Emma has four years of professional experience working with adults and young people in settings such as schools and social care.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is a member of the BACP, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and works from the United Kingdom.
In which language are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English, and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and the therapist's availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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