“As someone who grew up amidst divorce, loved a parent through addiction, and lives with OCD, I understand how these experiences shape the way we see ourselves and our relationships. While every person’s story is unique, if you’re navigating the impact of family addiction, the lasting effects of divorce, or living with OCD, you’re not alone.”
Treatment Focus
- Teens
- Young Adults
- Geriatrics
- Couples
- Phobias
- Sex Issues
- OCD
- Blended Families
- Women’s Issues
- Motherhood
- Pregnancy
- Foster Care
- Immigrants
- Relationship and Interpersonal Issues
- Mood Disorders
- Loss and Grief
- Divorce
- Wellness and Self-care
About The Clinician
Emily is a Couple and Family Therapist with five years of experience supporting children, individuals, and families across clinical and non-clinical settings. She earned her Master’s in Couple and Family Therapy and has served in diverse mental health environments, including the MIND Charity and the NHS in London, as well as community clinics and private practices in Maryland. Her professional focus includes relationship dynamics, anxiety, trauma, and intimate partner violence.
Her experience spans working with children and parents on emotion regulation and communication, as well as supporting individuals navigating psychosis, trauma, and life transitions.
She is passionate about helping couples break painful relational cycles, strengthen intimacy, navigate OCD or anxiety, and manage acculturation challenges. Additionally, she holds a PREPARE/ENRICH certification for premarital counseling and frequently supports women through pregnancy, infertility, and sex-related issues.
Emily believes in a holistic, collaborative process that honors where clients are, operating from the mindset that people are doing the best they can with the tools they have.
Credentials
- BA in Psychology and Philosophy
- MSc in Mental Health and Psychological Therapies
- MSc in Couple and Family Therapy
Approach
- CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
- TF-CBT (Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy)
- DBT (Dialectical Behavior Therapy)
- ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy)
- Motivational Interviewing
- SFBT (Solution-Focused Brief Therapy)
EBT (Emotion-Focused Therapy) - Experiential Family Therapy
- Mindfulness / Mindfulness Based Techniques
- Strengths-Based Therapy
- Holistic Approach
- Humanistic Therapy
- Existential Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Gestalt Therapy
- Gottman (Gottman Method Couples Therapy)
- Prepare/Enrich
- Family Systems Therapy
- Minuchin Models (Structural Family Therapy)
- Transgenerational/Boenian Therapy
- The Satir Model
- Narrative Therapy
- Experiential Family Therapy
- Attachment Theory
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Multicultural
- Culturally Responsive Counseling
- Trauma-Informed Care
Ready to get Started?
Call us at 301-701-6965 for a short chat with our Client Care Coordinator, who is available weekdays during our normal office hours. You can also fill out the New Patient Registration Form to be on your way to schedule and complete an initial assessment.