Emma Devai, BACP

Emma Devai believes genuine connection starts with honesty. She approaches counselling as a partnership and aims to build a warm, respectful space where people feel seen and listened to.

She works relationally and says healing often comes through honest human connection. She may share her emotional responses in sessions when it helps deepen trust, and she sometimes uses humour to ease difficult conversations. Her manner is calm, friendly and approachable.

Emma describes herself as an integrative counsellor, which means she draws on different techniques to suit each person's needs. She uses relational, trauma-informed and strengths-based ideas to help people reconnect with what matters to them. This includes restorative and desistance-informed perspectives that consider wider systems and life context.

Emma holds a Master’s degree in Criminal Justice and Crime Control, which gives her insight into the systems that shape lives, such as education, social care and workplaces. That background helps when people want to make sense of past experiences or navigate practical challenges alongside emotional work.

She aims to help people understand their patterns, relationships, emotions and beliefs. Sessions focus on making sense of the past, coping in the present and planning for the future. Emma works collaboratively and adapts her approach to each person's pace and preferences.

How Emma’s approaches translate to online therapy

Emma often draws on Client-Centred Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Client-Centred Therapy focuses on listening closely and offering empathy so people feel understood and able to find their own solutions. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings and actions connect and uses practical steps to change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences and what feels most helpful, then tailor techniques from these approaches to the person’s needs. This is a collaborative process that can change as progress is made.

Confirm the exact online session options before booking, because the biography does not list specific formats. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into life, reduce travel time and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also help people keep therapy going if they move location or have busy schedules. Registered or accredited professionals can adapt these methods to work effectively through remote sessions, focusing on practical steps and relational connection rather than relying on any single setting.