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Emma Weston Online Neurodiversity Affirmative Therapy & Supervision
About Emma Weston
Welcome to Emma Weston Counselling, Psychotherapy, EMDR, Clinical and Supervision
I’m Emma, a neurodivergent, BACP-accredited psychotherapist, EMDR practitioner and clinical supervisor with over 14 years’ experience. I offer thoughtful, specialist therapy that adapts to how you communicate, process emotions and experience the world.
My passion is in supporting neurodivergent - Autistic, ADHD, AuDHD and other neurodivergent identities, highly sensitive adults and families, and those experiencing grief, loss, or life transitions. I offer a warm, collaborative, and authentic approach. I hold a Master of Arts (MA) degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice (research-based, focused on understanding how to best work with neurodivergent people), I am EMDR trained, and I am an Accredited Member of the BACP.
I would describe the way I work as eclectic and this is a psychotherapy approach in which the therapist does not stick to a single “school” of therapy, but instead selects and combines techniques from several different models to suit the individual client and the specific issues they bring, drawing on a range of modalities, to include: Humanistic approaches such as Transactional Analysis, Compassion‑Focused Therapy, Person‑Centred, Solution‑Focussed Brief Therapy, Existential, and Gestalt. I may also incorporate a Psychodynamic approach and I also offer EMDR which is a trauma therapy. My work is also informed by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). I tend to work visually and creatively and I include psychoeducation in my work.
I began my counselling training in 2003 and have since worked in charities, within hospice care as the Counselling and Bereavement Lead; running the counselling service and supporting families and people at the end of life. I have also worked in education, first as a lecturer, and then for a leading awarding body, helping to uphold standards in counselling and psychotherapy. I have assessed and moderated counselling qualifications from levels 2 to 6. I now work in private practice as a Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor. I absolutely love my work and I see it as an honour and a privilege. Something I am immensely passionate about.
I am a clinical supervisor and clinical supervision is a mandatory, formal, and regular arrangement where counsellors and psychotherapists review their client work with an experienced supervisor. It ensures ethical, safe, and effective practice by supporting practitioner well-being, enhancing skills, and maintaining professional standards. I have had the pleasure of supporting several of my supervisees to successfully achieve their BACP accreditation. I am also a mentor to counsellors developing a niche, newly qualified, or wanting support setting up their private practice.
My style is down-to-earth and I draw on creative, visual, and psychoeducational approaches to meet each person's unique needs. Above all, I aim to provide a safe, accepting space where you can explore what matters most to you.
In my spare time, I like to balance curiosity with a good dose of nature. I love being outdoors, walking without a fixed destination and taking photos along the way, usually of plants, skies, or small moments that catch my attention. Those pauses help me notice detail, pattern, and change, which also informs how I work with people. I’m drawn to plants in particular and nurture both indoor and outdoor spaces. Tending to living things, watching what thrives, what needs more light, what needs less, feels like a quiet practice in attention and care.
Beyond nature, I’m interested in art, movies, documentaries, history, and culture. I enjoy visiting museums, galleries, and exhibitions when I can, and I have a broad curiosity about different cultures, music, films, and reading. These interests feed my sense of connection to other people’s stories and ways of seeing the world.
Neurodiversity is a particular interest of mine. I enjoy attending conferences, reading, and learning about lived experiences of neurodivergent people. This helps me keep my practice informed, reflective, and attuned to different ways of thinking, sensing, and relating.
To help regulate my own nervous system, I attend sound baths, which I find grounding and restorative. I value time that allows me to slow down, notice things more closely, and reconnect, whether that’s outdoors, in creative or cultural spaces, or simply pausing long enough to take it all in. That same emphasis on presence, pacing, and attunement underpins how I work in sessions.
