About Emma
Emma Tester welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety or life changes. She is a counsellor with five years of professional experience and a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). Emma focuses on helping people regain confidence, manage low mood, and cope with grief and loss.
Her style is straightforward and respectful. Sessions are shaped around each person's needs and pace. Emma aims to make conversations clear and practical so clients can try small changes between meetings.
Background and approach
Emma draws on approaches that help people notice what matters to them, and then take steps toward it. She uses strategies that look at thoughts and behaviours, alongside a client-centred way of listening without judgement. This mix supports work on anxiety, depression, self-esteem and coping skills.
Over five years she has worked with people facing relationship strain, addiction concerns, sleep and eating difficulties, career stress and the impact of trauma. She also offers support for caregiver strain, end-of-life worries and other ageing or health-related challenges. Emma works in English and practices in the United Kingdom.
She offers different online session types so people can choose what fits their routines. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions that suit their timing.
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and feelings without getting caught up in them, then clarify values and take small steps that matter. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and life transitions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) works on identifying patterns of thinking and behaviour that keep problems going and teaches practical strategies to change them, often helping with anxiety, sleep and mood. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening, empathy and respect so the person feels heard and can steer their own change.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Emma will discuss these options and help decide what fits the client's goals, needs and preferences. Sessions are collaborative and adjusted over time as progress is made or priorities shift.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people see non-verbal cues and have longer conversations. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or screen time is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for shorter check-ins, reflective notes or when someone prefers writing. These formats help people fit therapy around work, family and other commitments while still accessing the same therapeutic approaches and collaborative planning.
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What this therapist works with
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- Addictions
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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