- Years in practice
- 8
- Credentials
- LCSW, LICSW
- Licensed in
- Missouri, Kansas, West Virginia, North Carolina, Colorado
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Emily
Emily Adler is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on practical, down-to-earth support. She draws on eight years of clinical experience to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and parenting challenges. Emily aims to meet people where they are and build on their strengths for real change.
She practices with a client-centered outlook that treats each person as the expert on their life. Sessions are collaborative and paced to what feels manageable.
Background and approach
Emily also uses solution-focused ideas to set small, reachable goals and cognitive-behavioral tools to spot unhelpful patterns and replace them with clearer choices. Her experience includes work with trauma and abuse, grief and loss, relationship and communication struggles, and addiction concerns. Emily also supports people dealing with work stress, caregiver strain, body image, and blended family issues.
She brings practical strategies to moments when life feels overwhelming. Emily holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices in Missouri. She emphasizes straightforward conversation, clear goals, and usable skills that clients can apply between sessions.
The pace and focus adjust to each person’s needs. For a parent juggling many demands, Emily offers brief coaching-style check-ins and deeper therapeutic work as needed. Her goal is to help people feel more confident making everyday choices, coping with change, and managing stress so they can move forward with less strain.
What Emily works with
Everything Emily lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Emily helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Emily lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Practical approaches for online therapy
Emily blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral tools. Client-centered therapy means the conversation is led by the person’s goals and experience, with the therapist following and reflecting to help clarify thinking and priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking or behavior patterns and trying small experiments to change them, which can help with anxiety, mood, and sleep issues.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Emily will work with each person to decide which combination of strategies fits their goals, current stressors, and comfort level. She adjusts pacing and techniques as progress and needs become clear so the client stays involved in planning the next steps.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper work, phone sessions can fit into a lunch break or be used when bandwidth is low, and messaging or live chat can support quick check-ins or short coaching-style exchanges. These options help people balance therapy with busy days and caregiving duties.
Questions people ask about Emily
What concerns does this therapist address?
Emily helps with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, parenting, grief, relationship and communication problems, addictions, self-esteem, and related issues.
How would you describe the therapy style?
She uses a client-centered approach that centers the person’s experience, along with cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused strategies to set clear steps forward.
What is her clinical background?
Emily has eight years of professional experience working in clinical settings with a range of concerns including trauma, family issues, and caregiver stress.
Where is this therapist licensed and based?
She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices in Missouri.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Emily offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability and services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.
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