Emma Gartside

I am a qualified, BACP accredited therapist with over 18 years of experience supporting and developing individuals, couples and groups. I take a flexible solution focussed approach, I am trained in numerous approaches in psychotherapy. I am highly empathic; I aim to tailor my support to your situation in tandem with your own strategies. I combine talking therapy with physical techniques such as EMDR, EFT and breath work.

I aim to help you to understand how previous life experiences and loss may have embedded unhelpful thoughts and patterns of behaviours; working with you to develop awareness, self-acceptance and more helpful ways of viewing yourself and the challenges you face.  I will share my approaches with you in order that you can use them to create coping strategies between sessions and after therapy. I take a holistic approach to explore your physical and emotional well-being. I use short term therapy, but I can also provide support for a longer time.

I have extensive experience working with individuals who have experienced trauma and loss or life limiting phobias, working with you to eliminate the on-going effects of trauma; panic attacks, flashbacks using evidence based techniques EMDR and trauma focussed EFT and REWIND. 

With a corporate background and 5 years experience in occupational health settings and 12 years in private practice, I am able to help people with problems impacting their work; those who feel they are in the wrong job or struggling to juggle work with the rest of their lives. I have a wealth of experience helping individuals to manage transition; shifting careers or removing limiting beliefs at work.

If you would like to talk through what is happening in your life, I am here to listen. If you would like to make changes in your life, I am here to support you.

For a 55 minute session I charge £85. For couples £150 for 90 mins. For EMDR I charge £85 for 55 minutes and £130 for 85 minutes. I am a BUPA and AXA recognised healthcare provider.