"I'm a psychic and can talk to the dead - they say everyone goes on a spiritual spa day to heal when they die"

A psychic who claims she has been able to talk to the dead all her life says they've told her everyone goes on a "spiritual spa day" to "heal" when they die.

Emily Dexter, 31, realised she was psychic as a child and would speak to spirits when playing in the forest near her home.

Growing up, Emily said she would suppress her psychic abilities and would have her mum sleep in her bed as she was scared of seeing spirits.

Emily said dead family members aren't good with boundaries so can pop up everywhere she goes.

The psychic claims spirits have told her when we die, we go on a "spiritual spa day" - where we heal from the difficulties we had when we were human.

Emily, a professional psychic, from Lake Taho, California, US, said: "When we pass, we go to what I lovingly call a spiritual spa day.

"So, we hang out with our dead loved ones for a week or two then head there, where we basically cope with and heal from all the difficulties we had while we were human.

"This period can last for a week, a year, or five years. It all depends on the person and their path.

"Afterwards, we continue on our path - which usually includes popping back in to check on loved ones or guiding them when they pass, or moving on to our next life, or rejoining our higher self."

Emily said she has been able to speak to spirits as long as she can remember and would often be found in the woods by her house hanging out with her "imaginary friends".

She said: "I have been able to do this from the moment I can remember.

"I thought everyone could see their past relatives standing in the room with them - I thought it was normal.

"When I was eight, I realised that everyone couldn't do that.

"I told my mum about all those weird things that had happened to me, and I would remember knowing that my mum didn't know what these things are.

"I suppressed it a lot in middle school but in my early 20s I left an abusive relationship and realised I wanted my psychic abilities back."

Emily said the reason she suppressed her abilities was down to not knowing how to talk about what she saw.

She said she would have nights when her mum would sleep in her bed as she would see dead relatives.

She said: "It made me feel weird because I didn't know how to talk about it.

"I was at the stage where I wanted to fit in but seeing dead people doesn't really help you fit in.

"Now, it is so integrated into my daily life, I don't need to turn it on and off.

"The way it works for me is I do see energy with my eyes, so I didn't realise this for a long time but over everything there is a layer of energy that I see but other people can't.

"I will also see spirit guides around people, the same with their passed loved ones.

"I have a room for them in my mind and I have that door closed unless people ask for me to speak to them.

"Passed loved ones aren't usually great with boundaries - they will want to give someone a message."

Emily says the living are guided by "spiritual guides" who are essentially their team of helpers in life.

She said: "You don't necessarily see them, but you can hear them or just feel them with you.

"They are your team of helpers that work to help your life go the way you would like it to go and achieve the things you want to achieve.

"I think of them as friends, they are all friends, you have them for a long time, and they are around to help you out."