EMi SOuza | Behavioural health specialist
Mental & Emotional Support for Your Journey Toward Christ-Centered Wholeness
Welcome
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Compassionate listening
suffering don't exist separately from a person's beliefs, relationships, body, story or faith.
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Theology of the Person
psychological support can sometimes feel like a choice between two worlds: professional care on one side and spiritual support on the other.
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integrated approach
Faith is not used as a substitute for psychological care. Psychological care is not used to dismiss faith.
About me
Hi, I'm so glad you're here!
My name is Emi Souza.
Brazilian-born, UK-trained. I spent the past 15 years in private practice, with over 14,000 hours of professional experience. I'm also a mother to an adult child and have lived and worked across different cultural contexts.
I'm a Therapist, Biblical Counsellor Trainer and Ministry Leader, with a background in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and specialised in eating disorders, anxiety, depression and addictive behaviours recovery.
For over a decade, my work has centred on helping people process and break free from unwanted habits in practical, sustainable ways. I believe we can approach the complexities of being human by integrating evidence-based psychology and neuroscience within a framework grounded in Christian faith.
Alongside my professional practice, I help build and lead a counselling ministry, equipping others to offer compassionate, safe and responsible support within the body of Christ.
Today, my work brings together professional training, years of practice across cultures, and a deep commitment to the Church.
My heart is to help people navigate life's struggles with truth and compassion, while equipping churches to become places where people can seek support without shame and be met with both wisdom and grace.
My Approach
Neuroscience & The Nervous System: Understanding what happens in the brain and nervous system can help us make sense of experiences that can otherwise feel confusing or overwhelming.
Emotional Awareness: Learning to recognise what you're feeling, understand what you need and respond rather than automatically react.
Christian Faith: For Christians, questions of identity, meaning, hope, grace, forgiveness, suffering, relationships and transformation are uniquely connected to faith.
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT): CBT is practical, collaborative and focused on helping you develop skills that you can take with you beyond the therapy room.
An integrated approach. different lenses that can help you understand yourself as a whole person.
I don't believe faith & mental health have to be separated
My work is grounded in the psychological understanding of God's design from the Christian worldview.
There is room for both
limited availability
What I Can Help With
Anxiety, depression & overwhelm: Understanding anxious patterns, reducing cycles of worry and developing greater emotional and nervous-system awareness.
Addictions: Learning to recognise, tolerate and respond to emotions rather than feeling controlled by them.
Stress & burnout: Understanding the patterns that keep you functioning on empty and developing healthier ways of responding to pressure.
Perfectionism, boundaries & people-pleasing: Exploring the beliefs and fears underneath the need to perform, please or get everything right.
Struggles with food & body image: Exploring the emotional, behavioural and psychological patterns that can make food and eating feel stressful and chaotic. [Click here for more info]
Identity & life transitions: Navigating seasons of change, uncertainty, loss, relationships, purpose and questions about who you are and where you're going.
Faith & mental health: Exploring the intersection between psychological wellbeing and Christian faith.
an approach that is evidence-informed, practical, compassionate and grounded in Christian faith.
Here's what others are saying
“Working with Emi helped me understand myself in a completely different way.
I began to recognise the connection between my thoughts, emotions and behaviours instead of constantly blaming myself for how I was feeling. I felt genuinely heard and never judged.
The work was practical, but also gave me space to explore my faith and what it meant to live from grace rather than constantly striving to be better.”
RUTH M.
“I came to Emi feeling overwhelmed and disconnected from myself.
She created a space where I felt safe enough to be honest about things I had struggled to put into words.
I particularly valued the way she brought together psychological understanding and Christian faith without making either feel forced. I left with a much deeper understanding of my emotions, my patterns and how to respond to myself with more compassion and freedom.”
JoSI R.
Learning to identify and understand emotions is an important part of psychological wellbeing.
Our mental and physical experiences are deeply connected.
It's about developing a healthier relationship with your internal experience.
We explore psychological wellbeing alongside your relationship with God, Scripture, prayer and the truths of the Christian faith.
Evidence-based, practical, compassionate and grounded in Christian faith.
CBT helps us understand patterns of thoughts and behaviours.
Neuroscience helps us understand the brain and nervous system.
Emotional awareness helps us understand our internal experience AND feel at peace.
Christian faith provides space to explore identity, meaning, hope and relationship with God.
Make a Referral
If you're a pastor, doctor, counsellor or church leader and would like to refer someone, please get in touch. You can either:
Invite the person to contact me directly, allowing them to take the first step themselves,
or contact me to discuss whether my work may be appropriate for someone you're supporting.
Please email me at [email protected]
Rather than simply asking,
“What's wrong with me?”,
we can begin to ask, “What's happening in me?”
If You've Been Referred Here
If a pastor, doctor, counsellor, church leader, friend or someone you trust has sent you this page, welcome.
You don't need to know exactly what kind of help you need.
You don't need to have the right words.
You can simply start by telling me what's been going on, or ask any questions you have and I'll take it from there.
Please email me at [email protected]
Professional Disclaimer
My work is provided within my professional training, competence and scope of practice.
Psychological support is not a substitute for emergency medical or psychiatric care.
Where a person's needs require a different level or type of intervention, I will recommend appropriate onward referral.
Christian faith integration is offered in a way that respects the individual's beliefs, autonomy and personal journey; never forced.
If you are in immediate danger or experiencing a mental-health emergency, please contact your local emergency or crisis service rather than waiting for a therapy appointment.
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