Emma Manthy, BACP

Emma Manthy is a UK-based therapist with nine years of clinical practice and a BACP credential, the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, listed with her professional details. She also brings eight years of experience as a Health and Wellbeing Coach and routinely designs and delivers psychoeducational workshops for organisations and the public.

Emma has developed specialist experience across a broad range of concerns, including stress and anxiety, neurodiversity, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, anger, employment-related difficulties, and relationship challenges. Her work extends to areas such as grief, bipolar and depression, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and a variety of attachment and communication difficulties.

Sessions are tailored to each person’s unique needs and circumstances. Emma emphasises respect, sensitivity, and compassion in the therapeutic process and aims to support clients who want to make practical changes and build more fulfilling lives. She frames therapy as a collaborative journey, offering tools, coaching, and psychoeducation alongside psychotherapeutic support to help clients pursue the goals that matter to them.

Therapeutic approaches for online support

Emma works with approaches that translate well to remote formats and that support practical, values-driven change. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice and accept difficult thoughts and feelings while clarifying personal values and committing to actions that matter - it is often used for stress, anxiety, and persistent difficult emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviours, offering structured strategies to change unhelpful patterns and build coping skills for problems such as anxiety, depression, and relationship strain. Client-Centered Therapy prioritises the person's experience, offering empathic, non-directive support that helps individuals explore and make sense of their concerns.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Emma collaborates with clients to identify which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as work progresses so the therapy remains personalized and practical.

Online therapy through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or mobility constraints. These options make regular contact more accessible, allow therapy to fit into varied schedules, and support ongoing work between sessions with accessible communication methods used by licensed professionals and therapists.