Counsellor profile
Emma Harvey, BACP
BACP psychotherapist - Stress and family concerns
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- CBT based
- Mindfulness skills
- Client centred work
About Emma
Emma Harvey is a BACP-registered psychotherapist in the United Kingdom with five years' experience in mental health support. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression and parenting strains. She also addresses relationship and family concerns alongside issues such as ADHD, grief and trauma.
Her style is practical and collaborative. She focuses on thoughts, feelings and behaviours and helps people set clear goals. Sessions look at what is happening now and what small steps can change everyday life. Emma uses short, focused conversations as well as deeper reflection where needed.
Emma draws on client-centred ways of working to build understanding and on Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to spot patterns that maintain problems. She also uses Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and mindfulness techniques to help manage strong emotions and develop coping skills. Psychodynamic ideas may be used to look at recurring patterns that go back further in life.
She has worked with a wide range of concerns including self-esteem, eating difficulties, caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image and identity matters for LGBT people. She can help people dealing with abandonment, attachment issues, blended family tensions and communication problems at home.
People who prefer clear aims and a practical plan tend to find this approach useful. Emma asks questions, listens for patterns, and suggests exercises to try between sessions. To start, the site asks clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches fit with online work
Emma often combines client-centred work with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Client-centred work means the conversation follows what the person brings and focuses on their experience. CBT looks at thoughts, feelings and behaviours and introduces practical exercises to change unhelpful patterns. She also uses Dialectical Behaviour Therapy techniques to teach distress tolerance and emotion regulation skills when feelings become intense.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk about goals, preferences and what has or hasn’t worked before. Together they agree which methods to try and adjust them based on how the client responds.
The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy day and avoiding travel time. Online work can make it easier to attend brief check-ins between commitments or to use video or phone options that suit a quieter setup or lower bandwidth. Confirm the specific session formats available before booking so arrangements match personal needs.
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Experience
5+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family and home problems does she help with?
She works with adults on relationship stress, blended family tensions, parenting strain and communication problems. The list also includes grief, trauma and coping with life changes.
How would she approach anxiety or low mood?
She uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and behaviour patterns and suggests practical steps to change them. Mindfulness and DBT skills may be introduced to manage strong emotions.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years' experience working in mental health settings in the UK. Her work has involved supporting adults with a broad range of concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with the BACP and practises in the United Kingdom.
Does she work with people who speak other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK have sessions with her?
She accepts international clients. Confirm any time zone details when arranging sessions.
How are sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to try a session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
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