Emma moved to Australia in 2014 from Ireland. She has been living locally in the bay for 5 years with her young family and three dogs. 

She completed Psychology in 2008 in UCD in Ireland, and her Masters in Counselling at Edinburgh University in Scotland. After her MSc, Emma completed a Diploma in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. Emma is also a psychology researcher and working towards her PhD at Macquarie University.

Emma loves the beach, enjoys doing lego and art with her kids and can often be spotted out walking her pups.