I AM SO HAPPY YOU’RE HERE.
Healing happens through connection—to yourself, to the people who matter, and to a therapist who genuinely cares.
We live an increasingly complicated, busy and unjust world. I am here to remind you that you are not crazy, but the world we live in sometimes is.
I would be honored to partner with you as you let go of what no longer serves you and discover what can grow in its place. And to hopefully have a little fun along the way.
WHAT I HELP WITH
Adults healing from the past
Trauma & PTSD, anxiety, depressions, self worth, burnout, relationship stress, life transitions
Teens struggling to navigate the present
School refusal, mood changes, shutting down, acting out, substance use, social struggles, difficulty adjusting to changing family structure
Families in conflict
Parent-teen conflict, navigating rules & boundaries, blended family stress, co-parenting disagreements, rebuilding connection
Couples wanting something more
Recurring conflict, distance & disconnection, stuck in a rut, trust & repair, life transitions, strengthening intimacy
“Working with Emily has been a truly healing and empowering experience. After a few difficult experiences with past therapists, I approached therapy with hesitation—but Emily’s warmth, compassion, and steady presence immediately made me feel safe, seen, and supported.”
- Former Client
ABOUT ME
Hello & Welcome,
I truly am so happy that you’re here—at my website and on this earth. Navigating, managing and surviving the human experience is no easy feat—it teaches lessons, offers meaning and often leaves scars or worse. We all deserve, and at times need, help to get through life as close to whole as we can. For the last 20 years (or longer?) I’ve been doing my best to absorb, practice and grow in ways that allow me to be the best support I can. And by ‘best’ I mean: informed, knowledgable, evidence-based and always human. (I type this while also acknowledging that knowledge comes in many forms and from many people, beings and places; and what makes it into ‘evidenced-based’ is often stolen or re-packaged from more ancestral practices, while simultaneously disavowing those practices or cultures or histories)…I digress.
Prior to starting my own practice in 2024, I worked at various nonprofits providing community-based services (literally meeting people where they are at) for teenagers and their parents, caregivers and relatives; as well as at high schools across the Bay. More recently, I worked with individual adults and families through a private group practice in Berkeley focused on trauma treatment and EMDR. I am certified in Multidimensional Family Therapy and EMDR, and have training in somatic therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Trauma Focused-Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Internal Family Systems (IFS) and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT).
I am originally from a tiny little mining town in Northern Nevada. Much of my passion for mental health work stems from my early life experiences and providing services that were too often inaccessible to me and my community.