Emma Pearson

We all face different struggles in our lives. You may be feeling low, anxious, angry or lonely. Maybe you don’t know why. You may be struggling with a difficult relationship at home or at work. Perhaps your struggle is a response to a change, difficult event or a loss in your life. Your struggle may be something you’ve been engaged in for as long as you can remember.

I believe that when we can take the time to explore our experiences and feelings, with someone who can listen with genuine care and curiosity, we can emerge from our struggle to feel better ‘met’ in the world, to be able to engage in our lives more wholeheartedly, to reconnect with hope, humour and passion.

I offer confidential face-to-face counselling and psychotherapy, both on a short-term and long-term basis. I work within the humanistic integrative philosophy. I see us all as having a tendency towards wholeness, growth and healing given the opportunity. I see my role as providing that opportunity, by offering you a real, safe and trusting therapeutic relationship.

My aim is to provide an empathic balance between support and challenge so we can explore and confront whatever feels relevant to you, in the now and in the past. I believe our work together can help you to address the difficulties you face; to achieve more balance in your life; to feel more fulfilled in your work and relationships; to find a place of greater awareness and acceptance.

I trained over five years at the Metanoia Institute in west London, one of the leading training institutions in the UK in counselling and psychotherapy. I have an MSc in Humanistic Psychotherapy, validated by Middlesex University and accredited by the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), the main organisational body for psychotherapy in the UK.

I also have a Postgraduate Diploma in Humanistic Psychotherapy and a Diploma in Humanistic Psychotherapeutic Counselling, both from the Metanoia Institute.

I am a Registered Member of both the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I am also a member of the Metanoia Institute and I adhere to all three organisations’ Codes of Ethics.

As well as working in private practice, I have worked for two community-based counselling services in West London.

I have a degree (BA Hons) from Manchester University. My first career was as a UK national news journalist. I then went to live and work abroad in several countries in Africa before settling in Kent with my family.

I was inspired to become a psychotherapist by my own empowering experience of being a client over several years.

Our first session is an opportunity for us to meet and consider if we are a good ‘fit’ for each other. If you would like to book an exploratory session please email or text me. Let me know if you are looking for online or in person sessions. I aim to respond within 24-hours on week days.

We would normally then arrange a brief 15-minute free phone call so I can hear a bit more about why you’re seeking therapy. I want to have a sense of whether I have the skills and experience you’re looking for before we set up an initial session. It’s also an opportunity for you to get a sense of me and ask me any questions.