Emma Devai, BACP

Emma Devai approaches counselling as a genuine partnership, believing that healing begins with authenticity and mutual respect. She cultivates an environment where clients are seen, heard, and valued, and she frames the therapeutic relationship as collaborative rather than hierarchical. Working relationally, she emphasises that growth often emerges through honest, human connection and may, when helpful, share her own emotional responses to deepen trust and rapport. Elements of warmth, openness, and occasional humour are woven into her practice to acknowledge the messiness and complexity of life.

As an integrative counsellor, Emma draws on a range of therapeutic tools and tailors her work to each person’s needs. She describes her style as calm, friendly, and approachable, with a clear commitment to honesty and transparency as foundations for effective support. Her practice is trauma-informed and strengths-based, and she incorporates restorative and desistance-informed perspectives to support emotional growth, identity rebuilding, and positive change.

Emma holds a Master’s degree in Criminal Justice & Crime Control, a qualification that offers insight into the systems that influence young people and adults, including education, social care, workplaces, and the criminal justice system. This background helps her support clients in making sense of systemic challenges and in rebuilding confidence and wellbeing. She is also a BACP member - the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy - which reflects her professional alignment with established counselling standards.

Emma works with both adults and young people and has experience in schools, social care settings, and various support organisations. She offers a non-judgemental space to explore past and present experiences, helping clients understand patterns, beliefs, relationships, emotions, and hopes for the future.