Emma Mansfield

Emma Mansfield, NCPS, is a counsellor in the United Kingdom with four years of experience working directly with people facing life stresses and transitions. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, grief and loss, trauma and abuse, self-esteem difficulties, career uncertainty, bipolar, compassion fatigue and coping with life changes. Sessions also address parenting and family issues such as attachment, adoption and foster care, blended family difficulties and communication problems.

Emma uses practical, evidence-informed approaches in her work. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different ways of responding. She also uses Client-Centred and Mindfulness approaches to help people slow down and reflect on what matters to them.

In sessions she helps people talk through thoughts and feelings, set small, achievable steps, and practise skills between meetings. Conversations are straightforward and often include short exercises or reflections to try at home. Emma describes the process as realistic and occasionally gently challenging, with room for humour when it fits.

Her practice includes supporting those coping with bereavement, life transitions, caregiver stress, body image concerns, and issues arising from domestic violence or divorce and separation. Emma also offers informal coaching around motivation and confidence when people are facing work or purpose questions.

Sessions are conducted in English and international clients are not accepted. The fee varies by location and uses a subscription model that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

How Emma integrates ACT and CBT for online sessions

Emma often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify what matters to them and practise actions that align with those values. ACT focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and feelings and choosing behaviours that move a person toward what they care about.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test different ways of responding. CBT offers structured steps and practical exercises that can reduce anxiety and improve problem solving in everyday life.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Emma will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most useful, and together they will decide which methods to try. That collaboration helps shape sessions and any short exercises to use between meetings.

The original biography does not specify which online formats are used, so please confirm current session options before booking. Online counselling can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example it can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins during a workday, or avoid video if that feels difficult. Registered or accredited professionals, including counsellors, use different session styles to suit everyday routines and practical constraints.