Emma Harvey, BACP

Emma Harvey is a psychotherapist practising in the United Kingdom who works with adults and young people facing a range of mental health concerns. She holds BACP registration, and brings five years of experience in mental health care. Emma focuses on practical change and clear goals when people feel stuck or overwhelmed.

She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, low mood and self-esteem difficulties. She also supports those facing anger, grief, eating concerns, ADHD and relationship or family strains. Sexual dysfunction is listed among her areas of focus when it relates to broader relationship or personal well-being.

Emma uses a mix of approaches to match each person’s needs. Sessions often look at unhelpful thoughts and behaviours, while also exploring deeper patterns from past experience. She draws on client-centred ways of working to keep sessions grounded in what the person wants.

Her practical style includes setting clear goals and working collaboratively on steps that make everyday life easier. She uses skills from mindfulness and dialectical behaviour approaches to help manage strong emotions and build coping strategies.

Emma aims to create a calm, straightforward space for talking things through. She encourages honest conversation about difficult topics and focuses on useful steps people can try between sessions.

Therapeutic approaches and online support

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening and accepting the person’s perspective so they can set their own goals and steer the work. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive space to talk things through and make decisions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and behaviours keep problems going and teaches practical steps to change them; it often suits anxiety, low mood and unhelpful routines. Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, or DBT, offers skills for managing intense emotions and improving distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, and will adjust methods over time. This is a collaborative process where the person's feedback shapes which tools are used.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the available session options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people use mindfulness exercises and skills practice between meetings. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt tasks and homework for remote sessions so progress continues outside formal appointments.