About Emma
Emma Devai is a counsellor who values honest human connection. She aims to build a partnership with people who come to therapy, creating a warm and respectful space where they feel seen and heard. Emma describes herself as calm, friendly, and approachable, and she often uses humour alongside serious conversation to put people at ease.
She works relationally and draws on a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs.
Background and approach
That means sessions focus on the relationship between counsellor and client, and on practical ways to make sense of emotions and patterns. She says she may sometimes share her emotional responses in the room when it helps the work.
Emma holds a Master’s degree in Criminal Justice and Crime Control, which informs her understanding of systems such as education, social care, workplaces, and the criminal justice system. That background helps her support people trying to navigate complex systems and rebuild confidence and identity. Her practice is trauma-informed and strengths-based, using restorative ideas to help people move forward.
She aims to help people reconnect with their values and hopes while making sense of past and present experiences. Emma has four years of experience working with adults and young people. Her focus includes stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship and family concerns, depression, grief, intimacy issues, parenting, ADHD, and LGBT matters.
She has also worked in schools and social care settings, bringing practical knowledge of those environments to the counselling room.
What Emma works with
Everything Emma lists, in their own terms. LGBT is the reason Emma is listed here; the rest shows what else Emma works 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 Emmas approaches work in online therapy
Emma draws on Client-Centred Therapy to create a supportive, listening space where people set the pace and focus. This approach is useful for exploring identity, self-esteem, and emotional concerns while feeling acknowledged and respected.She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviours link together. CBT offers practical ways to test unhelpful thoughts and try small behaviour changes for issues such as anxiety, low mood, and stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Emma will help identify which methods suit your needs, goals, and preferences and will adapt the plan as things move on. The decision is collaborative and can change over time to match progress and comfort.
If you are considering online sessions, please confirm the specific session formats Emma currently offers before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy life, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins on a break, or let someone join from another location. Registered or accredited professionals often use online work to help people maintain continuity of care and access support from where they are.
Questions people ask about Emma
What concerns can be discussed in sessions?
Emma supports work around stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, grief, and relationship or family issues, among other concerns listed in her profile.
How would you describe the therapeutic style?
She uses a relational, trauma-informed, and strengths-based style that aims to be warm and down-to-earth while focusing on the therapeutic relationship.
What is her professional background?
Emma holds a Masters degree in Criminal Justice and Crime Control and has four years of experience working with adults and young people in schools and social care settings.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP, and is based in the United Kingdom.
Which languages and international arrangements are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and Emma accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current session options before booking.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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