Counsellor profile
Emma Mccartney, NCPS
United Kingdom
NCPS counsellor - Relationships and anxiety
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- Credentials
- NCPS
- Registration
- NCPS, United Kingdom / NCS19-08052
- Experience
- 3 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- United Kingdom
About
- Client-Centred Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Mindfulness practice
About Emma
Emma Mccartney is a NCPS-registered counsellor practising in the United Kingdom with three years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and issues around self-esteem and motivation. She also supports those dealing with relationship concerns and LGBT-related matters.
Emma emphasises that each person knows their own story and strengths. Sessions focus on what the client brings and on practical steps they can try between meetings. She keeps language straightforward and aims to make the first contact manageable for someone who is unsure about starting therapy.
Her approach draws on client-centred conversations and techniques from cognitive behavioural therapy to help with unhelpful thought patterns. Emma also uses mindfulness practices to support mood regulation and hypnotherapy where appropriate. Psychodynamic ideas may be used to understand recurring patterns in relationships and behaviour.
In sessions she helps people who find themselves putting others first, struggling to set boundaries, or feeling overwhelmed by someone else’s moods or crises. Work might include identifying personal limits, trying small behaviour changes, and learning new ways to communicate needs. She also addresses grief, anger, addiction-related concerns and coping with life changes.
Emma offers sessions in English and accepts international clients. Costs vary by location and are handled through a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule their first session.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online counselling
Client-Centred Therapy places the client’s perspective at the centre of sessions. It involves open listening and reflecting what matters to the person, and can help when someone feels unheard or unsure about their next steps. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. It uses practical exercises and short tasks to change unhelpful thinking and reduce anxiety or low mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve day-to-day coping.Finding the right combination of methods is part of the work. Emma will discuss the options with the client, try approaches, and adjust plans based on how things go. That collaborative process helps identify what feels useful and what does not.
The biography does not specify which online session formats are offered, so confirm the available options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare or other commitments. They can also allow shorter check-ins, reduce travel time, and let a person join from a quieter location when that suits them. Registered or accredited professionals can guide practical arrangements and help work out what format fits a person’s life and goals.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, self-esteem, addictions and related issues such as codependency and attachment concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
Emma uses a client-centred style alongside cognitive behavioural techniques, mindfulness and hypnotherapy to address thoughts, feelings and behaviours.
How long has she been practising?
She has three years of professional work experience in the United Kingdom.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is registered with NCPS and practises in the United Kingdom.
Can she work with non-UK clients or in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Which session formats are offered?
The biography does not list specific session formats; confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what do they cost?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a 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.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.