My Approach

Prices reflect my value of inclusion and access for all.

About Me

Emma.msc.fspt@gmail.com 07957480570
I am a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist offering private therapy for individuals, couples and families in London, including online and in-person sessions in North West London. I also work therapeutically in schools and homes, and offer eco-therapy and outdoor approaches where appropriate.

My approach is relational, creative and collaborative. I believe that meaningful change happens when we have space to understand ourselves, our relationships and the experiences that have shaped us. Rather than seeing difficulties in isolation, I work with you to explore patterns, strengths, resources and possibilities for change.

I value co-constructing change: working alongside you rather than assuming that I have all the answers. My aim is to help individuals, couples and families strengthen their own resources, develop greater self-understanding and move towards a more fulfilling quality of life.

My Areas of Special Interest

I work with a range of concerns, with particular experience and interest in:

- Enduring and romantic relationships
- Couples and family relationships
- Eating dilemmas and difficulties around food
- Self-regulation and emotional wellbeing
- Trauma and narrative therapy
- Family transitions and changing relationships
- Faith as a potential resource for healing and recovery
- Autism and neurodiversity
- Relational and systemic difficulties

I have specialist experience from working within NHS specialist Eating Disorder services, including developing and delivering father-daughter therapeutic work.

For this work, I received the Barry Mason Award for Clinical Practice from the Institute of Family Therapy, recognising my clinical contribution.

A Creative and Adaptive Approach

Therapy does not have to look the same for everyone.

I use an adaptive and creative approach, drawing on conversation, play, props, humour, metaphor and exploration of similarities and differences. I consider carefully what might help each person feel able to engage, reflect and make meaningful progress.

My work can take place remotely, in person, at home or in schools, depending on the circumstances and therapeutic needs. I also offer an eco-therapy approach, using nature and outdoor settings as part of therapeutic work where this is helpful and appropriate.

Relationships, Context and Identity

As a systemic psychotherapist, I am interested in the relationships and contexts in which we live. Our experiences can be influenced by family, culture, community, faith, education, work and wider social circumstances.

My practice has been influenced by my learning and experience within the family and systemic therapy field, including the privilege of being a supervisee of John Burnham and working alongside other significant contributors to systemic practice.

I am particularly interested in reflexivity — the way our experiences, assumptions and relationships influence one another. I see therapy as an opportunity to become curious about these influences without judgement, creating space for new perspectives and possibilities.

Experience and Professional Practice

I have worked as a Senior Social Worker since 2006 and as a Practice Educator since 2014, supporting and developing others within professional practice. I also work as an External Moderator.

In 2024, I became a National Autism Trainer with the Anna Freud Centre, contributing to professional learning around autism.

My professional writing includes Families in Transition, published in Context, the journal of the Association for Family Therapy, in 2021. I am also a poet, and my work Relational–Reflexivity: It Means You, It Means Me was used at the Centre for Systemic Social Work conference in 2017.

I am frequently recommended by existing clients to people seeking private therapy and consultation. I value this trust deeply and remain committed to providing thoughtful, ethical and responsive therapeutic work.

Faith and Healing

My Christian faith is an important part of who I am and informs the values I bring to my work. I recognise that faith can be a significant source of meaning, identity, hope, healing and recovery for some people.

Where faith is important to a client, I am open to exploring its contribution to their wellbeing and therapeutic journey. I do this respectfully and collaboratively, recognising that each person's relationship with faith is unique.

Why I Do This Work

I do this work because I value the possibility of change.

I value seeing individuals discover and strengthen their own resources, couples find new ways of relating, and families move towards greater understanding and connection. I believe that people often carry strengths and possibilities that can become difficult to see when they are experiencing distress or relational challenges.

Therapy offers an opportunity to slow things down, become curious and consider what might be possible next.

If you are considering therapy, I welcome you to get in touch to explore whether working together might be right for you.

I work with

• Companies
• Couples
• Families
• Groups
• Individuals
• Private healthcare referrals

Special Interests

Like all UKCP registered psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors I can work with a wide range of issues, but here are some areas in which I have a special interest or additional experience.

Types of Therapies Offered

• Family and Systemic Psychotherapist

What I can help with

• ADHD
• Anorexia
• Autism
• Eating Disorders
• Family
• Mental Health Issues
• Those at Risk of Sexual Offending