What is Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)?
About Emma
Emma see’s that all behaviours such as self-harm, suicide attempts, drinking, drug abuse and other impulsive behaviours have developed as coping strategies to cope with and numb difficult emotions and experiences. These behaviours often act as a plaster to a deeper wound, but just like a plaster they don’t really ever fully heal unless they have time to heal properly. This is the work of therapy to take off the plaster and look more towards the root causes of the behaviour to work out what is going on for you.
Emma has acquired a wide range of experience over the past 10 years within the NHS and private sector, working in both inpatient and community mental health settings. Previously, Emma has held positions within senior management of a large blue-chip retailer.
In her freetime Emma enjoys the outside and being in nature, she has a German Shepherd called Wilbert who is training to be a recognised therapy dog. She is an avid ‘Crossfit’ fan and cycles with a local club. I run an instagram account @psychwithemma which you might like to look at to get a sense of who I am and how I work as a therapist.
