About Emma
Dr. Emma Covernton helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, depression and trauma. She also supports those facing eating and sleep difficulties, low self-esteem, addictions and relationship or intimacy-related problems.
Her work includes support around career concerns, ADHD and issues such as guilt, shame and attachment wounds. Emma keeps sessions straightforward and practical. She aims to make people feel heard and offers tools to manage difficult thoughts and strong emotions.
How Emma works
Conversations are honest and focused on the next steps a person can take between sessions. Her background includes nine years working in the NHS as a clinical psychologist. That clinical experience included assessments and therapeutic work with people affected by trauma, eating and sleeping problems, and motivation difficulties.
She is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council, HCPC. Emma draws on several evidence-informed approaches in her work. She uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy alongside Motivational Interviewing and Internal Family Systems ideas.
These methods are selected to suit each person nd their goals. People working with Emma can expect a calm and collaborative tone. She helps set clear goals and offers practical strategies to try between sessions.
The focus is on small, achievable changes that build confidence and reduce distress. Her style is warm and direct. Sessions aim to combine short-term coping skills with deeper work on patterns that keep problems going.
Emma encourages gentle progress at a pace each person finds manageable.
Emma lists 5 ways of working on the entry:
What Emma works with
The areas below are the ones Emma selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
Training and background
| Register | HCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 9 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | United Kingdom |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online support
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that matter to them. It is often used for anxiety, depression and struggles with motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviours and offers practical techniques to change unhelpful patterns. It is commonly applied to anxiety, mood and eating difficulties. Dialectical Behavior Therapy emphasises emotional regulation, distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness and can help when emotions feel overwhelming.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss your concerns, goals and preferences and then try methods that fit. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made based on what helps you make steady progress.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let you work face to face when you want a fuller conversation. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging provide shorter, on-the-go options for brief updates or support between booked sessions. Together these formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and travel commitments while keeping the focus on practical tools and steady progress with the approaches described above.
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