Specialties

Young people commonly struggle with mental health symptoms.  It's tough getting to know yourself while dealing with stress, life, and school.  Therapy can help young people manage difficulties with peers, family changes, trouble with school, traumatic experiences, identity exploration, and grief/loss.  While mental health symptoms can be influenced by genetics, depression and anxiety are often situational in this age group.  Either way, symptoms improve with professional support.

Did you know that 1 in 5-7 women and 1 in 10 men experience a perinatal mental health disorder? It's the most common complication of childbirth, more than pre-eclampsia or gestational diabetes. Often referred to as postpartum depression, perinatal mood and anxiety disorders occur during pregnancy or during the first year postpartum.  The "baby blues" is a normal phenomenon, but if it lasts longer than two weeks, it is likely something more.  You're not doing this wrong, and you deserve to receive support so you can feel like yourself again.

Many factors influence a person's mental health: biology (like genetics and hormones), early life experiences, individual and community stressors, or just feeling like we are supposed to be able to do it all.  Trauma and other difficult life experiences can continue to influence a person many years after they occur.  The therapeutic relationship helps people feel seen, valued, and understood. This is the jumping off point to exploring what works and what could change.

Emily is available to meet with clinicians who are working toward independent licensure.  Clinical supervision focuses on building a trusting relationship in which you are able to explore your clinical interests, provide high quality clinical care, make ethical decisions grounded in social work values, and focus on your own well being.