Emily Burns

Child Psychotherapeutic Counsellor

Emily Burns is a Child Psychotherapeutic Counsellor who specialises in work with children, young people and their parents using play and creative arts. She has additional training in Dyadic Developmental Informed Psychotherapy and Theraplay and is experienced in attachment based relational interventions between children and their carers. She has an interest and additional training in trauma related symptoms and will integrate somatic based approaches, CBT, psychoeducation and mindfulness approaches. Emily has worked in child mental health for over eighteen years including eight years with adopted children and their parents. She has worked in primary and secondary schools to deliver therapy programmes and teacher training as well as for specialist organisations with children with medical conditions, refugee children and in The Priory CAMHS service. Emily’s background is in performance, choreography and theatre and she brings those skills into her work with children and families to facilitate emotional expression. Emily is also a qualified yoga teacher.

Specialism

Adult Therapy, Child Therapy

Locations Covered

Cornwall, Devon

As you may be aware, on the 14th April 2025 the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) announced changes to the Fair Access limit with a reduction of funding to £3000 and the discontinuation of the separate Fair Access Limit for specialist assessments.

We are currently working really hard to amend quotes for ongoing therapy work to fit within the new Fair Access Limit and working closely with Adopt South West and other local RAAs. We are also working closely with other specialist adoption support providers and therapeutic organisations including DDP connects and Theraplay UK to explore how we can continue to deliver specialist therapies within this limit.

If you are waiting for a new package of therapy please look out for correspondence from ASW or your regional adoption support agency, as they will need to regain your consent for the amended therapy contract.

If you are concerned about the impact of the delay on your family or have questions about the therapy or assessment you are waiting for please get in touch with Ellen or Jen and we will do our best to support you.

We will be contributing to a wider response to this and the following is a link to a petition requesting government action – Petition · Action Against ASGSF Changes (Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund) – United Kingdom · Change.org