Emma Barty

Emma Barty is a BACP-credentialed counsellor in the United Kingdom with 9 years of experience, working in a holistic, transpersonal style that supports the whole person - mind, body, and personal meaning. She is qualified at Level 7 (Masters degree level) and has training in bereavement work, DBT, CBT, trauma-informed practice, ADHD, ASD, spiritual approaches, creative methods, and online counselling.

Her work draws on a wide range of modalities, shaped to fit each client. Alongside talking therapy, Emma can incorporate creative and embodied approaches such as art and crafts, play and sand play, puppets, dance and movement, visualization, imagination and meditation, mindfulness practices, and techniques like Emotional Freedom Technique (also known as tapping). She also integrates options such as yoga and Chakra Dance when these feel appropriate to the client’s goals and preferences.

Emma has supported people experiencing mild mental health concerns, bereavement and loss, bullying, trauma and abuse, as well as physical, learning, and neurodevelopmental differences including ADHD and autism spectrum presentations. Her professional background includes previous roles with the NHS, Cruse Bereavement Services, and Mind.

Clients can expect a supportive space to be heard, with opportunities for hands-on image-making and other creative activities alongside ongoing dialogue about how therapy is landing and what is most helpful. The first session focuses on what brings the client to therapy, what they hope to achieve, and how therapist and client might work together, including practical details and creating a shared agreement. Emma also engages in monthly supervision as part of her counselling process to support ethical practice and professional development. She tailors the therapeutic conversation and plan to each individual, offering both short-term and longer-term work through online and telephone counselling.