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Emma Mansfield

Emma Mansfield, NCPS

United Kingdom

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Counsellor - Guilt and shame, relationships

  • ACT approach
  • CBT techniques
  • Mindfulness practices

About Emma

Emma Mansfield NCPS is a counsellor in the United Kingdom with four years of clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and related issues such as compassion fatigue and coping with life changes. Emma also lists work around bipolar, career questions and coaching in her practice.

She uses practical talking approaches in sessions. Emma draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Client-Centred ideas to help people look at thoughts and choices. Mindfulness and solution-focused techniques are also part of her way of working.

Emma often helps people address themes that feed guilt or shame, including abandonment, attachment issues, body image and forgiveness. She also has experience supporting people through divorce and separation, blended family concerns, adoption and foster care matters, and caregiver stress.

Sessions focus on clear conversation, identifying small steps and building realistic ways to manage day-to-day pressures. People can expect straightforward language and a practical focus on what they want to change. Emma describes using patience, humour and realism when difficult topics come up.

She offers sessions in English from the United Kingdom. Practical details about session formats and fees are handled through the site process, which asks for a short matching questionnaire and then allows scheduling of a first session.

How therapeutic approaches shape online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps consistent with those values. It is often used when feelings like guilt or shame get in the way of living according to personal values.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thought and behaviour and tests unhelpful assumptions. It can help with anxiety, depression and the negative self-beliefs that often accompany shame.

Client-Centred Therapy focuses on open conversation and the relationship between counsellor and client. It supports people who need time to talk through painful feelings and decide what matters next.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences and what they bring to sessions. That choice can change as progress is made or new issues appear.

The practical benefits of online work include fitting sessions into a busy week and keeping contact when travelling is hard. The biography does not specify which session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions let them have shorter check-ins, easier scheduling around work or quieter surroundings without needing to travel.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefSelf esteem

Also works with

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressCo-morbidityCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationDomestic violenceFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisMoney and financial issuesPanic disorder and panic attacksPost-traumatic stressSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

4+ years

Listed in

United Kingdom

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she help with?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, self-esteem and related matters such as compassion fatigue and coping with life changes.

How would she approach shame or guilt?

She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, CBT and client-centred methods to look at thoughts, values and behaviours that keep guilt and shame active.

What is her background and experience?

Emma has four years of clinical practice listed and prior work in Health and Social Care and Education sectors is noted in her profile.

What does NCPS mean for her credentials?

Her profile shows NCPS as her credential; registration or accreditation is described only as supplied in the biography.

Which languages and international options are available?

Sessions are offered in English and she is based in the United Kingdom. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats does she offer?

The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm the current options before booking through the site process.

How are fees handled?

Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time, as stated in the profile.

How do I begin working with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and then schedule a first session through the site.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.

Emma MansfieldNCPS

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