About Emma
Emma Martin is a person-centred counsellor who uses a warm, respectful approach to help people through difficult moments. She is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, and draws on four years of practice in the United Kingdom. Emma is direct but gentle, and she focuses on listening and understanding what matters to each person.
She previously worked in the mental health sector and has experience supporting people from many backgrounds.
Background and approach
That work included supporting adults, young adults, and family members as they navigated trauma, loss, and life transitions. More recently she has supported men and women who have survived sexual violence and domestic abuse. Emma helps with a wide range of concerns such as relationship difficulties, grief, parenting challenges, stress, anxiety, addiction, eating issues, anger, self-esteem and depression.
She also offers support around attachment and abandonment, adoption and foster care, gender dysphoria, and caregiving for older people. In sessions she emphasises the therapeutic relationship. The focus is on being listened to without judgement and finding what helps you feel more able to cope.
Practical conversations are common - identifying small steps, testing new ways of responding, and checking what works for you. She follows the ethical framework set out for counselling professions and keeps her practice current. Emma works with people who prefer online formats and offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging as ways to connect.
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.
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Emma lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each counsellor names and does not check training records.
How Emma’s approaches work online
Emma uses a person-centred approach that puts the client's experience first and focuses on building a trusting relationship. This method helps when someone needs space to talk things through and be heard without judgement.She also applies motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons to change. That approach is useful for issues like addiction, ambivalence about parenting decisions, or making lifestyle changes. Solution-focused therapy is used to identify small, practical steps and realistic goals. It can help when you want brief, action-oriented sessions that focus on what you want to be different.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. Emma will discuss your needs, goals and preferences and together you can decide which methods fit best. The plan can be adjusted as you go, responding to what helps you make progress.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can work when internet bandwidth is limited, live chat suits quick check-ins, and text-based messaging lets you send notes between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and daily life while keeping continuity of support.
Questions people ask about Emma
What kinds of problems does Emma help with?
She supports people with relationship issues, grief, parenting concerns, stress and anxiety. Other areas include addiction, eating problems, anger, self-esteem and depression.
How would you describe her counselling style?
Emma works in a person-centred way that foregrounds the relationship between counsellor and client. She also uses motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to help identify practical steps and encourage change.
What background does she bring to sessions?
She has four years of experience in the UK and previously worked in the mental health sector supporting adults, young adults and families. More recently she has worked with survivors of sexual violence and domestic abuse.
Where is Emma based and what credentials does she hold?
She practises in the United Kingdom and is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed as BACP.
Which languages are used in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she offer online?
Emma offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How are sessions charged and what is the payment model?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
What should I do to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
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