Emma Cott

Emma Cott is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in Kansas, holding a state license (license number 892). She has been licensed and working since 2012 and brings 12 years of clinical experience to her practice.

For the first six years of her career she worked in community mental health settings, primarily providing crisis intervention for clients who were unable to keep themselves safe. In 2017 she moved into private practice, where she now sees adolescents, adults, couples, and families.

She has extensive experience addressing a wide range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, suicidal thinking, relationship difficulties, questions of identity, sexual and intimacy-related issues, work and career challenges, social problems, and related concerns. Essentially, if a concern can be identified, she has probably treated it.

Her clinical aim is to normalize mental health struggles and to support empowerment during difficult times. She often summarizes this perspective as, “I’m not ok. You’re not ok. And that’s ok.” She emphasizes acceptance as a first step toward change and echoes Carl Rogers' observation: “The curious paradox is that when I accept myself, just as I am, then I can change.”

Emma’s therapeutic manner is warm and supportive, and she will push clients when she judges they are ready for that challenge. She collaborates with clients to help them reach self-identified goals and encourages action toward those goals. Her approach is eclectic - drawing from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Narrative Therapy, trauma-focused modalities, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, family systems theory, contextual therapy, and interpersonal therapy, with selective use of other methods as appropriate. She has focused training in trauma-informed care and maintains a toolkit of interventions to support clients' progress.

Emma recognizes that beginning therapy is not an easy decision and acknowledges the courage it takes. She welcomes those who are taking that step and looks forward to working with them.