Counsellor profile
Emma Mccartney, NCPS
Counsellor - anxiety and relationships
See online counselling options- Client-Centred therapy
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Mindfulness techniques
About Emma
Counsellor Emma Mccartney is registered with NCPS and has three years of professional experience. She works with stress, anxiety, depression and self-esteem concerns, and lists support for LGBT issues and motivation. Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
Emma frames work around the person's own experience. She starts by listening and asking clear questions about what is happening now. That helps identify practical steps and small changes a person can try between sessions.
Her practice draws on client-centred ways of working. That means the person’s goals guide the pace and focus of sessions. Emma also uses cognitive behavioural ideas to look at thoughts and actions that keep problems going. Hypnotherapy and mindfulness techniques are used as additional tools when helpful.
Emma has worked with people on grief, relationship strain, parenting pressures, career decisions and coping with life changes. She also notes experience with trauma, addictions, anger and panic. Where there are deeper patterns, she can bring in psychodynamic thinking to look at repeated relationship patterns and attachment issues.
Her approach aims to be straightforward. Sessions usually involve talking, some practical exercises, and agreed steps to try between meetings. People are invited to set the pace and focus on the issues they find most urgent.
To begin, people follow the site steps to match and schedule a first session. Costs vary by location and the service uses a cancellable subscription model.
How Emma uses her approaches in online counselling
Client-centred work puts the person’s goals first. That approach focuses on careful listening and helping people shape the topics they want to cover. It suits common issues like low confidence, relationship worries and life changes.Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions. In practice this means identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and trying practical experiments to change day-to-day reactions. It can help with anxiety, panic and low mood.
Mindfulness therapy offers simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity. These techniques can be used alongside talking to help with stress and rumination.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Emma will discuss what seems most helpful and try different methods in collaboration with the client. Decisions are shaped by the person’s needs, goals and preferences rather than a single fixed method.
Session formats are not specified in the original profile, so it is recommended to confirm which options are offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling around work, caring or travel commitments, and can reduce time spent on journeys. Some formats also allow shorter check-ins or phone-only conversations when that suits the person’s day-to-day life.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem and LGBT-related issues, plus relationship and parenting pressures.
Which therapeutic approaches does she use?
Her practice uses client-centred work alongside cognitive behavioural ideas, with hypnotherapy and mindfulness offered as additional tools.
How much professional experience does she have?
She has three years of professional experience working with people on the concerns listed in her profile.
Is she registered with a professional body in the UK?
She is registered with NCPS, as stated in her profile.
What languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.
What session formats are available?
The original profile does not list specific session formats; please confirm the current session options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
How do I start if I want to meet her?
Use the See online counselling options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A membership or registration can be checked on the professional body's own register.
Online counselling is not emergency care. In an emergency call 999, or see the help numbers.