Counsellor profile
Emma Pereira, NCPS
United Kingdom
Counsellor - anxiety and anger support
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- CredentialsNCPS
- RegistrationNCPS, United Kingdom / NCS20-01254
- Experience17 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationUnited Kingdom
About
- CBT
- ACT
- Mindfulness
About Emma
Emma Pereira is a counsellor registered with the NCPS and has 17 years of clinical experience working in the UK and previously in Canada. She works with adults who bring stress, anxiety, sleep problems, low self-esteem, depression, anger and related concerns. Her practice also covers motivation, addictions, career questions and mood disorders.
Emma describes therapy as a working partnership. She treats the person in front of her as the expert on their life and helps them clarify practical goals. Sessions focus on clear, manageable steps rather than vague promises. Conversations are straightforward and goal-oriented.
Her approach combines methods from Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Client-Centred Therapy alongside mindfulness and motivational interviewing techniques. These tools are used to help people reduce anxious thinking, act on what matters to them, and build steadier routines for sleep and mood.
Emma has experience helping with relationship and intimacy-related worries, attachment and commitment issues, guilt and shame, and isolation or loneliness. She also supports people facing immigration-related stress, workplace difficulties and transitions into young adulthood.
Practical concerns such as panic attacks, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), bipolar mood patterns and addictions are within her stated areas of focus. People often work on rebuilding self-esteem, improving social confidence, or finding clearer direction in life and career choices.
To begin, she asks people to describe their immediate goals so sessions can be shaped around those outcomes and everyday obstacles. The emphasis is on small, sustainable changes that fit with a person’s routine and responsibilities.
How sessions work
How Emma uses practical approaches in online sessions
Emma commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her work. ACT helps people clarify their values and take small actions that match those values, which can reduce the build-up of anger and resentment. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviour patterns, which often helps with anxiety, sleep and mood regulation.She also uses client-centred techniques and mindfulness practices to support clearer self-awareness and steadier emotional responses. These methods help people notice triggers, pause before reacting and choose responses that fit their goals. Emma treats finding the right mix of approaches as a shared task and will discuss what seems most useful for each person’s situation.
Practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions around work and family commitments and making it easier to maintain continuity between appointments. Different session styles suit different needs, so confirm the current session options before booking to know what’s possible. The emphasis is on making therapy manageable in everyday life and on trying methods that can be used between sessions.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, sleep problems, low self-esteem, depression, anger and related life issues such as workplace strain and addictions.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She frames therapy as a partnership and uses straightforward, goal-focused conversations that rely on practical steps rather than abstract theories.
How much experience does she have?
She has 17 years of professional experience working in the UK and previously in Canada.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is registered with the NCPS and is practising in the United Kingdom.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the UK work with her?
International clients are accepted; check specifics during the matching process for any regional differences.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time.
What do I need to do to start?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule your first session.
Details come from information the counsellor supplied to BetterHelp. A registration can be checked with the body that issued it.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.