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Hi, I’m Emily

I want to help you feel a little less shitty.

My own experience with depression and anxiety led me to this work and I'm grateful for the path that brought me here.

Therapy has been a space for me to experience an affirming and nonjudgmental relationship with another human being- where I can practice being myself. I want to offer that opportunity to you, a place to practice being yourself.

It's challenging, but the reward has been a growing ability to live my life with awareness and acceptance without depression and anxiety hijacking my contact with this weird and beautiful world.

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  • Depression & Anxiety:

    I help people whose feelings of sadness and worry are sometimes overwhelming.
    We work on getting to a place where these feelings no longer hijack you from your everyday life. 

  • Anger:

    I help people explore and discover the source of their anger.
    We work on skills to help you place it appropriately in your life.

  • Social Justice:

    I help people who feel a sense of helplessness in the face of injustices.
    We work on coming to terms with these inequities.

  • Visible & Non-visible Disability:

    I help people who feel alienated because of a physical, cognitive, or other disability.

  • Body Image:

    I help people who are dissatisfied with their relationship to their physical self.
    We work on achieving the changes that are possible, and learning to love and celebrate individuality.
    I have a particular focus on helping women dealing with hair loss, including private appointments at my salon, Moxie Parlour. For Groups and community on this topic please also see Moxieparlour.com

  • Gender & Sexuality:

    I help people who have an unsettled relationship to their gender identity and/or sexuality.
    We work on self-awareness, acceptance, and wholeness.

  • Feelings of Otherness:

    I help people whose relationships to other people are limited by a sense of distance and alienation.
    We work on finding ways back in to a feeling of connectedness.

  • Couples, Partnerships, Siblings:

    I work with people who are struggling to heal ruptures in their relationships and find new ways to communicate. I help find a third language to bridge the gaps to connection with others.

  • Past, Ongoing, and New Groups:

    Women experiencing hairloss, alopecia, or trichotillomania group process. Practices and tools to gain self acceptance. Groups are held virtually on Zoom. More here- MoxieParlour.com - please contact me for more group dates and details

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My services

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  • I love working with folks new to the therapy process, folks who are currently in couples therapy but need some extra short or long term support, and fellow healers, leaders, and teachers who need a safe place to unpack their own "stuff" so that they can be more present in their personal and professional lives.

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  • I work with people who are struggling to heal ruptures in their relationships and find new ways to communicate. I help find a third language to bridge the gaps to connection with others.

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  • I currently run two (full) groups for women with body image concerns and body focused repetitive behaviors. I am also in the process of forming a therapeutic group focusing on interpersonal relationships for folks who are finding it difficult to find their "tribe".

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  • I am available for consultation, mentorship and coaching for other healers who need a new perspective on current cases and professional challenges.

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