Emma Lakeland DBT Therapist Sussex

Emma Lakeland DBT Therapist Sussex: A Compassionate Path to Healing

Emma Lakeland DBT Therapist Sussex offers a deep well of experience, care, and clinical excellence. She is a dedicated therapist with over nine years of experience supporting individuals through complex emotional and psychological challenges. Her journey began at the Hospice in the Weald as a bereavement counsellor. From the start,  worked closely with individuals navigating profound grief, helping them move through pain and towards peace.

Emma Lakeland DBT Therapist Sussex: Professional Journey

Emma’s professional journey is rich and diverse. She continued her career at The Kenward Trust, an addiction and rehabilitation centre. Here, she developed a strong understanding of how trauma and addiction intertwine. Later, her work in adult complex homelessness deepened her insight into survival patterns and chronic psychological distress.

Thanks to these formative experiences, Emma brings clarity, resilience, and skill to every therapeutic relationship.

Therapeutic Style Rooted in Humanism and Connection

Emma’s counselling style centres around the humanistic approach. She builds strong, supportive relationships with her clients. Her empathy, warmth, and authenticity ensure that clients feel seen and safe. Transitioning into deeper healing becomes possible through this unique, non-judgemental environment.

She uses an integrative model—drawing from dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), mindfulness, emotional regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, trauma work, and grief support. Each approach supports healing from a different angle. When combined, these therapies provide powerful momentum for recovery.

Empowering Clients with DBT and Trauma-Informed Skills

Emma uses DBT tools to support clients experiencing emotional dysregulation and personality disorders. She guides individuals to move beyond harmful coping mechanisms and towards healthier patterns of behaviour. Moreover, she helps clients build distress tolerance, improve relationships, and manage overwhelming emotions.

This work offers clients the freedom to reconnect with their lives—calmer, clearer, and more present.

Specialist Training and Qualifications : Emma Lakeland DBT Therapist Sussex

Emma continuously invests in advanced training. She has completed:

• Complex trauma and PTSD training (N-Science)

• Suicide ideation and OCD work (Fegans)

• Anger issues with children and adults (Fegans)

• Gestalt therapy, dissociation psychosis, and more

Her qualifications include:

• Level 4 Diploma in Humanistic Counselling

• DBT Diploma with Distinction from the Centre of Excellence

Who Emma Supports

Emma works with individuals facing:

• Anxiety, depression, and stress

• OCD and phobias

• Self-harm and suicidal thoughts

• Gender dysphoria and identity issues

• Personality disorders and trauma-related conditions

She also supports clients recovering from addictions, including:

• Alcohol, heroin, ketamine, cocaine, and cannabis

• Porn, sex, and love addiction

• Gambling and gaming dependency

A Commitment to Healing and Wholeness

Emma believes that every individual deserves a chance to heal. She walks beside her clients, helping them find peace, purpose, and personal transformation. With skill, care, and insight, she helps people return to themselves and live more fully.