Emma Pereira
Practical, collaborative counselling for everyday struggles
About Emma
Emma Pereira draws on 17 years of practice to help people who feel overwhelmed by anxiety, low mood or big life changes. She works with individuals experiencing stress, sleep difficulties, motivation problems, low self-esteem and mood shifts. Emma uses conversational, straight talk to help people find small, manageable steps forward.
Emma trained and holds the NCPS credential. She has worked in both Canada and the United Kingdom and brings that breadth of experience to sessions.
Background and approach
She believes the relationship between counsellor and client is a collaboration, and treats each person with respect and sensitivity. Her approach blends practical strategies and reflective listening. She uses evidence-based tools to address patterns of thought and behaviour, and also invites mindfulness and values-based exercises to help people regain direction.
Sessions tend to focus on clear goals and usable skills rather than jargon. Emma often supports people facing work stress, relationship and intimacy-related worries, addictive behaviours, anger and uncertainty about life direction. She also works with mood disorders including bipolar, panic attacks and seasonal low mood.
Additional focus areas include attachment concerns, commitment and forgiveness issues, immigration-related stress, loneliness and young adult challenges. Therapy is offered in English and Emma accepts international clients. She provides appointments by video call, phone, live chat or text messaging so people can choose the format that fits their life.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session according to availability.
What Emma works with
How Emma works
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Sessions & fees
How Emma’s approaches work online
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify what matters to them and take small actions that match their values. It can be useful for anxiety, low mood and feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments and behaviour changes, which often helps with panic, social anxiety and sleep issues.Emma will work together with each person to find the best approach. She uses conversation and simple exercises to see what fits a person’s goals and preferences. This is a collaborative process and plans can be adjusted as progress is made.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging to make counselling more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that helps. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is limited or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging suit shorter exchanges, ongoing check-ins or when someone prefers typing over speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, study and family life.
| Session length | Typically 50 minutes |
|---|---|
| Client ages | Adults, 18 and over |
| Fees | Subscription via BetterHelp, cancel anytime |
| Insurance | Not billed directly |
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Areas of focus
What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Sleeping disorders
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Commitment issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Registered with
- NCPS
- Languages
- English
