About Emma
Emma Pereira is a counsellor with 17 years of experience working in the UK and abroad. She welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or low mood and who want practical ways to feel steadier. Emma uses a friendly, down-to-earth style and puts the relationship with each client first.
Emma treats the conversation as a partnership. She listens to what matters to each person and helps them set workable goals.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on small, achievable steps alongside strategies to manage panic, sleep problems and mood swings. Her background includes work with a wide range of concerns such as addictions, career strain, intimacy-related issues and life changes. She also supports people dealing with attachment worries, guilt and shame, social anxiety and seasonal mood shifts.
Emma draws on several therapeutic approaches to suit different needs. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help change unhelpful thinking patterns, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to build values-led action, and Mindfulness to develop present-moment awareness. Motivational Interviewing is used to boost readiness for change and client-centred work keeps conversations grounded in the client’s experience.
She holds NCPS as a credential and practises from the United Kingdom. Sessions are delivered in English and can be arranged online through video, phone, live chat or text messaging. Emma aims to help people gain clearer direction and stronger coping skills as they navigate difficult times.
How Emma uses evidence-based approaches online
Emma commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviours. CBT often involves straightforward exercises and practical homework that translate well to online sessions.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help clients clarify their values and take steps that matter to them, even when feelings are difficult. Mindfulness techniques are offered to build present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity in day-to-day life.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Emma treats this as a collaborative process and will adapt methods to match a client’s goals, preferences and life situation. She checks in regularly to see what is helping and what could be changed.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full sessions and interactive exercises, phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options give flexibility for busy schedules and different communication styles.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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