Emma Kennedy
Practical, compassionate therapy for life changes
BACP United Kingdom
- Experience
- 13 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Addictions, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
- Approaches
- Gottman Method, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Languages
- English
About Emma
Emma Kennedy is a counsellor with 13 years of experience who helps people facing addiction, relationship strain, trauma and big life changes. She writes and talks in a straightforward way and aims to meet people where they are.
Background and approach
Emma works with respect and sensitivity and aims to make the first step feel manageable for anyone who reaches out. Her approach is practical and person-centred.
She adapts conversations and the plan to each person’s situation. Sessions focus on what matters to the client now, whether that is managing panic, rebuilding trust, or coping with grief and loss.
Emma uses a mix of methods selected for the person in front of her. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people act in line with their values, and on Emotionally-Focused ideas to help people understand and express strong feelings.
She also works with the Gottman Method for relationship-focused concerns and with techniques from Dialectical Behaviour Therapy when emotion regulation is needed. She has particular experience around abandonment and attachment issues, caregiver stress, communication problems, isolation and post-traumatic stress.
Women's issues and self-love are also areas she supports people with. Sessions aim to be collaborative and straightforward.
Emma helps people set practical steps, practise new habits and talk through setbacks without judgement. If you want calm, steady support while you work through change, she offers a warm and steady presence.
Therapeutic approaches suited to online working
Emma commonly uses the Gottman Method to help people and partners improve communication and manage conflict. In simple terms it focuses on practical skills for talking, repairing ruptures and building everyday connection. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, is another approach she uses to help people notice painful thoughts and choose actions that match their values rather than being led by avoidance.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Emma treats approach selection as a collaborative process. She will listen to goals, try methods in-session and adjust the focus based on what helps most, so clients shape the way therapy proceeds.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat or text-based messaging. Video is useful for conversational work and relational skills practice, phone calls work well for check-ins and when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging suit shorter, frequent check-ins or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, childcare and travel and allow flexibility in how people choose to engage.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
13+ years
Registered with
BACP
Languages
English