Master of Arts
Clinical Psychology
Marriage and Family Therapy emphasis
Pepperdine University · 2025
Encinitas therapist serving San Diego

About Emma
Emma Bourroux is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist in Encinitas who works with individuals, couples, and families navigating anxiety, grief, relationship concerns, and major life changes.
Her story
Therapy Grounded in Connection and Curiosity.
Emma is an Associate Marriage and Family Therapist working toward licensure. She earned her Master’s in Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pepperdine University and her bachelor’s degree in Child Development from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
Her background in clinical psychology and human development informs a thoughtful, whole-person perspective. Emma brings compassion and collaboration into the therapy room, meeting each client with respect for their experiences, relationships, strengths, and goals.
Emma works with individuals, couples, and families navigating anxiety and depression, trauma and grief, relationship concerns, and meaningful life transitions. Her integrative work draws from DBT, Narrative Therapy, Trauma-Informed Care, and Gottman Method Couples Therapy.
“So much changes when someone truly feels heard. That is where I like to begin.”Emma
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Education & training
Emma’s graduate education and continued training support an approach that considers both personal experience and the relationships that shape our lives.
Master of Arts
Marriage and Family Therapy emphasis
Pepperdine University · 2025
Bachelor’s degree
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Credentials
The Gottman Institute
Issued September 2025
California Board of Behavioral Sciences
Issued March 2025 · AMFT #153960
FirstSteps for Kids, Inc.
Issued February 2022
FirstSteps for Kids, Inc.
Issued August 2021
Learn more about working with Emma through Good Therapy San Diego or visit her professional profile.
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