Emma Cott , LCMFT

Emma Cott is a Licensed Clinical Marriage and Family Therapist (LCMFT) practicing in Kansas with 12 years of clinical experience. She began her career in community mental health, spending the first portion of her work providing crisis intervention and support to people across the lifespan who were struggling to keep themselves safe. After several years in public settings, she moved into private practice in 2017 and now sees adolescents, adults, couples, and families.

Emma works with a broad range of concerns, including depression, anxiety, suicidal thinking, relationship and intimacy issues, identity and sexuality questions, career and social challenges, addiction, trauma and abuse, grief, eating and sleeping difficulties, parenting struggles, and more. Her practice also addresses more specific focus areas such as attachment and abandonment, codependency, blended family dynamics, body image, dissociation, and alternative sex culture issues like BDSM and kink.

Her therapeutic stance is warm and supportive, rooted in acceptance and empowerment. She believes that acknowledging where someone is - rather than denying it - is the first move toward meaningful change, a perspective she echoes with the phrase "I’m not ok. You’re not ok. And that’s ok." Emma uses an eclectic toolkit drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, narrative and trauma-focused methods, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, family systems and interpersonal approaches, and other modalities as needed. She has specific training in trauma-informed care and pulls from multiple methods to tailor treatment to each person's goals and needs.

Emma encourages the step of seeking help and supports people through the process of setting and working toward their goals. She looks forward to partnering with clients who are ready to engage in meaningful change.

Evidence-Based Approaches Offered Remotely

Emma frequently integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) into online work - a structured approach that helps identify unhelpful thinking patterns and replace them with practical strategies for managing mood, anxiety, and everyday challenges. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) techniques to teach concrete skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT-style work can be particularly helpful for people who struggle with intense emotions, relationship conflict, or patterns of self-destructive behavior.

Licensed professionals and therapists can adapt these methods to remote formats, and Emma tailors interventions to fit each person's needs. She collaborates with clients to determine which approach or combination of approaches best supports their goals, making adjustments as therapy progresses in a collaborative way.

Online sessions by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging offer flexibility for scheduling, reduce travel demands, and make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy or unpredictable times. For many people, remote options make consistent therapy more accessible while still allowing focused, goal-oriented work with a trained clinician.