Psychotherapist
In-person at Midtown Location, Telehealth option provided for NC Residents

Emily received a Master of Arts in Marriage and Family Therapy from Pfeiffer University, and has over ten years of experience working with children and their families. Emily’s background as a classroom teacher led her to wanting to focus more specifically on the social and emotional well-being of children and their families, and she is passionate about supporting and empowering children and their families in order to achieve their goals. 

Emily employs a variety of techniques in order to meet the needs of clients, utilizing psychoeducation, mindfulness, client-centered interventions, and a collaborative approach in order to empower clients to both understand their behaviors and choices, and to make changes when necessary or helpful. Her background in education allows her to offer insight into the education system when addressing academic and behavioral concerns within the school setting. She also utilizes play-based techniques with children, and often includes the parent or caregiver in sessions as well. Emily specializes in working with concerns related to anxiety, ADHD, social skills, self esteem , grief and loss, blended families/ families experiencing transition, as well as parenting-related issues and concerns. Emily believes strongly that each child has a unique set of skills and strengths that they contribute to the therapeutic process, and hopes to assist her clients in both identifying these, and putting them to use in order to make the changes that they desire. Emily is accepting clients ages 3 to 13 years old at this time.