Emma Devai , BACP

Emma Devai is a counsellor who focuses on honest, human connection. She presents herself as calm and approachable and aims to make people feel seen and heard from the first session.

Emma works relationally and draws on a variety of therapeutic methods to suit each person. She describes her practice as warm and straightforward, and sometimes shares her own emotional responses when it helps the conversation move forward.

Her background includes a Master’s degree in Criminal Justice and Crime Control. That study gave her insight into the systems that affect young people and adults, such as education, social care and the criminal justice system. She uses this perspective to help people make sense of difficult experiences and the contexts that shape them.

Emma’s approach is trauma-informed and strengths-based. She helps people reconnect with their values, find small steps toward change, and rebuild confidence after setbacks. Sessions can include practical strategies alongside reflective conversation.

She works with a range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and grief. Emma also supports issues often linked to identity and relationships, such as LGBT concerns, intimacy questions, body image, and parenting-related strain.

Emma has four years of experience and is registered with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, BACP. She offers online sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text messaging and accepts international clients in English.

How Emma's approaches work online

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on understanding each person's experience without judgement. The therapist listens closely and reflects what matters most to you, which can help with low self-esteem, relationship questions and identity concerns.

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings and behaviours connect. It uses practical exercises and small experiments to reduce anxiety, manage mood and change unhelpful patterns.

Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change. It is useful for addictions or when someone feels stuck and unsure how to move forward.

Finding the right blend of methods is part of the work. Emma will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then choose which approaches to try together. The plan can change as progress is made and new needs appear.

Online sessions give flexibility in how people meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions can be handy if bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging suit shorter check-ins or when writing helps expression. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, study or caring commitments while keeping the focus on practical steps and emotional support.