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LCMFT

Emma Cott, LCMFT

  • Experience12 years
  • LocationKansas
  • Focus areasStress and Anxiety, Relationship, and Intimacy-related issues
  • Therapy approachesInternal Family Systems and Client-Centered Therapy
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About Emma

Emma Cott is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist (LCMFT) practicing in Kansas who works with adolescents, adults, couples, and families. She welcomes people facing a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy difficulties, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and many others.

Background and approach

Her practice also addresses specific areas such as attachment and abandonment issues, body image and eating-related struggles, blended family dynamics, and challenges tied to kink and alternative sex culture. Drawing on 12 years of clinical work, Emma blends evidence-informed methods to meet each client’s needs.

Her background includes six years in community mental health doing crisis intervention followed by independent practice experience beginning in 2017. She describes a warm, supportive stance while also offering frank encouragement and challenge when the client is ready, aiming to normalize mental health struggles and foster acceptance as the groundwork for change.

Emma uses an integrative toolkit that includes Internal Family Systems, client-centered techniques, CBT and DBT influences, existential perspectives, and trauma-aware interventions. She frames therapy as a collaborative process and uses whatever combination of approaches best supports a person, couple, or family in reaching their goals.

Approaches that guide online sessions and what they do

Emma integrates Internal Family Systems, client-centered work, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy into her online practice. Internal Family Systems helps people explore different internal parts and how they relate to one another, which can be useful for addressing patterns of anxiety, shame, or dissociation. Client-centered therapy emphasizes genuine listening, empathy, and acceptance so clients can explore values and identity at their own pace. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering concrete skills for mood, anxiety, and relationship concerns.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. Emma works with clients to clarify goals, preferences, and comfort levels, then recommends techniques from these traditions that fit each person, couple, or family. She adapts methods over time as needs evolve, keeping clients involved in deciding what feels most helpful.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, access therapy from home or work, and use formats that best support emotional processing and skill practice.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Emma commonly help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy problems, trauma and abuse, grief, addictions, and many related issues such as body image, eating and sleeping problems, and caregiver stress.
What is Emma's therapeutic style like?
Her style is warm and supportive while also direct when appropriate; she emphasizes acceptance as a first step and combines compassionate listening with practical guidance to help clients meet goals.
How long has she been practicing clinically?
Emma has 12 years of clinical experience, including early work in community mental health and subsequent years in independent practice beginning in 2017.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She is licensed in Kansas as an LCMFT with licence number KS LCMFT LCMFT 892 and maintains a practice serving clients in that state.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are provided in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available for online work?
Emma offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are costs and bookings handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Existential TherapyEye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

12+ years

Licensed

Kansas

Languages

English