I am a licensed therapist in California with 10 years of professional experience. I have been helping clients with reducing stress, anxiety, creating healthy relationships, good communication, boundaries, coping with change, sadness, loss, & intimacy related issues. I am a strengths based clinician & believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique needs. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards making a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
Additional areas of focus: Anger management, Self esteem, Career difficulties, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Attachment issues, Blended family issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fatherhood issues, Forgiveness, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Men's issues, Midlife crisis, Post-traumatic stress, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
CA LMFT 88003
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I had a really great session with you and look forward to many more sessions. You were very helpful and gave me a lot of information on how I can improve my well being.
Written on Dec 22, 2025 after therapy with Emily for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, career difficulties, coping with life changes, coaching, and compassion fatigue
Emily is knowedgeable, takes an active role in our discussions, advises solutions and is a nice person. I am glad I was coupled with her.
Written on Dec 20, 2025 after therapy with Emily for 2 months on issues concerning coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue
Emily is great! I appreciate her help.
Written on Dec 09, 2025 after therapy with Emily for 4 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related issues
Emily has been very helpful in my journey of self awareness. I feel safe opening up with fragile emotions and she offers up sound input for me while on my road to better self awareness.
Written on Dec 03, 2025 after therapy with Emily for 1 month on issues concerning anger management
Emily is great! She understands, listens and is knowledgeable about what has been happening in my life. She is aware that some of these things that I am dealing with can be some serious concerns. I would recommend her expertise to others that are in need of a therapist.
Written on Nov 04, 2025 after therapy with Emily for 6 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, intimacy-related issues, self esteem, coping with life changes, and adhd
My therapist is very helpful, understanding and supportive.
Written on Oct 21, 2025 after therapy with Emily for 1 month on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, and self esteem