Service categories: Counselling and therapies

Service URL: https://www.emmaramargecounselling.com/

Hi, I’m Emma. I’m a trauma-trained therapist based on the Somerset–Wiltshire border.

My work is grounded in trauma, but I also have substantial training in Autism, ADHD, AUDHD, OCD, sensory differences, and ARFID. I’m really interested in how trauma and neurodivergence overlap, things like masking, burnout, shutdown, and feeling misunderstood.

I don’t take a one-size-fits-all approach. We work together to find what suits you, whether that’s talking things through, having more structure, going at a slower pace, or bringing in more body-based or grounding work. There’s no pressure to “get it right” in sessions.

I also have lived experience as a parent of neurodivergent children, and I’m dyslexic myself, so I have lived experience of neurodiversity; it’s something I understand day-to-day as well as professionally.

Who I Work With

• Teens (15+) and adults
• People who are diagnosed, self-identifying, or exploring neurodivergence
• Parents of neurodivergent children

Things I Often Help With

• Autism / ADHD / AUDHD and making sense of yourself
• Anxiety, overwhelm, shutdown or burnout
• Trauma (including school or medical experiences)
• Masking and identity
• Self-esteem
• Family relationships
• Parenting
• EHCP / SEN stress

How I Work

I work in a relational way, which basically means I focus on building a safe, steady connection first.

I bring in trauma understanding, attachment, and nervous system work, but always at your pace. Some sessions might feel more practical, others more reflective; we figure that out together.

Where

In person (Chapmanslade, Wiltshire) or online across the UK

Availability

Monday–Thursday

Daytime and evening (11:30 am – 8:30 pm)

Please check for availability because this changes due to demand

Training

• Level 6 Postgraduate Diploma in Trauma Counselling
• Diploma in working therapeutically with autistic clients
• Arfid/ eating disorders/ disordered eating
• ADHD / AUDHD training
• Training in somatic / body-based trauma work
• BACP registered
• This year, I am undertaking a Master's degree in counselling and psychotherapy

Fee

£75 for a 50-minute session

Sessions are paid monthly in advance

Aimed at: Adolescent , Adult , Adult sibling, Anyone with an Association to Autism, Businesses, Child , Child/adolescent sibling, children with complex needs and their parents or carers, Parent or carer of under 18, Parent/carer of a child, Parent/carer of a young person, Parent/carer of an adult, Parents or carers, families, adults, Partner, Professional, School, Students, Volunteer, Young person

Referral Sources: Education, NHS and Private, NHS Consultant, NHS Only, NHS primary care, Private Only, Social Care, Yourself

Covers: Cambridgeshire, East Midlands, East of England, North East, North West, Northern Ireland, Scotland, South East, South West, Wales, West Midlands, Yorkshire and The Humber, Ayrshire and Arran, Borders, Dumfries and Galloway, Fife, Forth Valley, Grampian, Greater Glasgow and Clyde, Highland, Lanarkshire, Lothian, Orkney, Shetland, Tayside, Western Isles, Aberdeen City, Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, City of Edinburgh, Clackmannanshire, Dumfries and Galloway, Dundee City, East Ayrshire, East Dunbartonshire, East Lothian, East Renfrewshire, Falkirk, Fife, Glasgow City, Highland, Inverclyde, Midlothian, Moray, Na h-Eileanan Siar, North Ayrshire, North Lanarkshire, Orkney Islands, Perth and Kinross, Renfrewshire, Scottish Borders, Shetland Islands, South Ayrshire, South Lanarkshire, Stirling, West Dunbartonshire, West Lothian, Blaenau Gwent, Bridgend, Caerphilly, Cardiff, Carmarthenshire, Ceredigion, Conwy, Denbighshire, Flintshire, Gwynedd, Isle of Anglesey, Merthyr Tydfil, Monmouthshire, Neath Port Talbot, Newport, Pembrokeshire, Powys, Rhondda Cynon Taf, Swansea, Torfaen, Vale of Glamorgan, Wrexham

Specialisms: Autism, Autism and Neurodivergent , Challenging behaviour, Exclusively autism specific, Generic, Has autism-specific elements, Has autism-specific elements, Learning disability

Other specialisms: Trauma trained.