Emma Manthy

Emma Manthy is a BACP counsellor working in the United Kingdom with nine years' experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, and those affected by trauma and abuse. She also supports people with ADHD, bipolar symptoms, compassion fatigue, and LGBT‑related issues. Emma blends talking therapy with practical coaching to help clients make changes they can use day to day. Sessions are shaped around each person's needs and aims. She aims to be respectful, sensitive and compassionate in every meeting. In practice she uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Mindfulness to help people notice unhelpful patterns and experiment with new ways of responding. She also draws on Dialectical Behaviour Therapy skills and a client‑centred stance to keep the focus on the person's experience. Emma has spent eight years working as a health and wellbeing coach alongside her counselling work. She also designs and delivers psychoeducational workshops for organisations and the public, covering topics that support mental health and coping skills. People who choose Emma can expect a collaborative process. She will help set goals, try out practical tools between sessions, and review progress together. Many clients come for short‑term focused work and some for longer support according to their needs.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people notice their thoughts and values and then take steps that matter to them. It can help when anxiety, avoidance or low mood get in the way of everyday life. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and actions and uses simple experiments and tasks to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT is often useful for stress, anxiety and depression. Mindfulness Therapy teaches short practices to build awareness and reduce reactivity, which can be useful alongside other approaches for managing strong emotions and improving focus.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and practical needs and together with the client decide which tools to focus on. That collaborative process helps shape sessions that feel useful and relevant rather than one-size-fits-all.

Confirm the exact session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it simpler to fit sessions around work, family or health commitments. It also makes it possible to use short check-ins, guided exercises and written tasks between meetings, which supports steady progress without needing extra travel time.