Jamie Emmott

I offer in person and online appointments with evening and daytime availability.

If you're reading this, the chances are there's something in your life you'd like to understand, make sense of or change. I offer a safe, confidential and non-judgemental space where you can explore your thoughts, feelings and experiences with warmth, empathy and curiosity.

The opportunity to tell your story and feel genuinely heard is often empowering in itself. Alongside this, I'll offer different perspectives and therapeutic ideas that may help you understand yourself more deeply, make different choices and create meaningful, lasting change.

I am a psychotherapeutic counsellor and I work in a relational way, drawing on a variety of therapeutic approaches to meet your individual needs. We'll explore what's brought you to where you are today and together we'll make sense of your thoughts and feelings to deepen your understanding of yourself. Through reflection and gentle, kind challenge, I'll offer different perspectives and insights. I'll also share therapeutic approaches and practical tools where they're helpful, with the expectation that you'll take what's useful for you and leave anything that isn't.

I care deeply about this work and the opportunity to help people. Before training as a psychotherapeutic counsellor, I spent over 30 years supporting people as a manager, coach, trainer and mentor. I combine this experience with my therapeutic practice to offer unique and effective support to individuals, couples and partnerships.

I work with people aged 16+, as individuals and couples, including those in romantic, sibling, familial and business relationships. I welcome people of all genders, including non-binary and LGBTQ+ clients, and those in polyamorous relationships.

My previous career helps me understand the pressures of work, leadership, change and relationships, while my therapeutic training allows us to explore the deeper emotional patterns beneath them. I continue to be inspired by the privilege of seeing people discover new ways of understanding themselves and their relationships.

I am curious about people, what has shaped them and how they arrived where they are today. I believe we all make sense of ourselves, other people and the world in ways that once helped. Together we'll gently explore those patterns, understand where they came from and consider whether they still serve you today.

Clients often share with me that they find my approach warm, sensitive, compassionate, collaborative and wholehearted. They tell me they feel understood, accepted and listened to, and that I help them make different choices. My aim isn't to change who you are, but to help you understand yourself more deeply, relate to yourself with greater compassion and make choices that feel more authentic and fulfilling, so you can live more confidently and in ways that feel true to you.

I trained in Transactional Analysis, a talking therapy that helps us understand why we develop certain patterns of thinking, feeling and relating to others. Many clients find its ideas practical and easy to understand, making it easier to recognise old patterns and begin creating new ones.

I offer a short, free telephone introduction ahead of your first full session to understand what you are looking for from therapy, to share practical details of how the therapy will work and answer any questions you may have.