About Emma
Dr. Emma Covernton helps people manage phobias, anxiety, stress and trauma. She also supports those struggling with eating and sleeping problems, addictions, low self-esteem and mood difficulties.
Her style is straightforward and warm, aimed at making hard conversations easier to start. She trained and practised as a Clinical Psychologist and has nine years' experience working in the NHS. That experience involved helping people recover after abuse, manage motivation and rebuild confidence.
Background and approach
She aims to make sessions a calm place to talk through difficult thoughts and feelings. Dr Covernton uses practical, evidence-informed tools in sessions. She explains options clearly and works together with each person to choose techniques that suit their pace and goals.
Sessions are focused on small steps that lead to steady progress rather than sudden change. Her work includes addressing attachment and abandonment worries, obsessive and compulsive behaviours, body image and gender-related distress. She also supports people with ADHD, phobias and process addictions such as problematic gambling or pornography use.
People can expect direct but compassionate help that mixes talking with hands-on strategies. The aim is to build coping skills, reduce distressing symptoms and restore a clearer sense of control. Dr Covernton encourages realistic goals and practical plans that fit everyday life.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and choose actions that align with their values. It can be useful for anxiety, phobias, low mood and problems with motivation by shifting focus toward meaningful action rather than fighting thoughts.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings and behaviour. It teaches practical techniques to challenge unhelpful thinking and gradually change behaviour, which is often helpful for phobias, sleep problems and obsessive patterns.
Finding the right approach tends to be a joint process. The therapist will discuss your goals and try different methods to see what fits. Plans are adapted over time so work matches preferences, needs and what helps most in day-to-day life.
Online sessions offer flexibility and practical advantages. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when that matters, phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins or those who prefer writing. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments while keeping the focus on real-world change.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Depression
- Eating and food-related issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Languages
- English
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