Emily is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and National Certified Counselor (NCC) who is passionate about walking alongside clients on their journey toward healing and greater freedom in their relationships with food, body, and self. She believes choosing therapy is one of the bravest things a person can do and considers it a privilege to be invited into that process.

Emily has experience working with adolescents and adults across multiple levels of care, including outpatient, partial hospitalization, inpatient, and residential treatment. She has a special interest in eating disorders, complex trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and body image concerns. She also works with children and adults with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) and individuals who have experienced eating disorders for many years, including those with severe and enduring eating disorders.

Emily understands that for many clients, eating disorder behaviors are connected to experiences, emotions, relationships, and deeply rooted patterns that cannot be addressed by focusing on behaviors alone. She is particularly passionate about helping clients understand what may exist beneath their symptoms and develop greater compassion and curiosity toward themselves. For those who have lived with an eating disorder for a long time, Emily recognizes that recovery may look different for each person. She works collaboratively with clients to identify meaningful goals, build hope, and create greater freedom and quality of life without judgment about where they are in the recovery process.

Emily has experience working with adolescents and adults across multiple levels of care, including outpatient, partial hospitalization, inpatient, and residential treatment in eating disorder care. Emily has a special interest in working with Avoidant/Restrictive Food Intake Disorder (ARFID) and neurodivergence. She is especially interested in supporting and advocating for kiddos with ARFID. Emily also specializes working with Pediatric Acute-onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome (PANS)and the complicated intersection of ARFID, OCD, and eating disorders. Other interests include severe and enduring eating disorders, body image distress, and trauma. 

Safety and trust are at the heart of Emily’s therapeutic approach. She strives to create a space where clients can show up exactly where they are in the treatment process, including when they feel uncertain, discouraged, or ambivalent about change. Emily recognizes that this work can be incredibly difficult and believes clients deserve compassion and support throughout the process. Her ultimate goal is to help clients build the insight, confidence, and skills they need to live more freely and eventually no longer need therapy—but until then, she is committed to being one of their strongest supporters.

In addiion to her clinical work, Emily is a doctoral candidate in Counselor Education and Supervision. She serves as a counselor educator as she is an adjunct professor teaching future counselors. Her research interests include ARFID, PANS/PANDAS, and advocating for neuro-affirming care. Her passion is about supervising and consulting with clinicians across disciplines to recognize eating disorders earlier and provide more informed, effective, and compassionate care. 

Outside of the therapy room and classroom, Emily enjoys discovering new coffee shops, bullet journaling, and reading.