- CBT techniques
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness tools
About Emily
Emily Cason is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW) based in Alabama with three years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, and anger. Her practice also focuses on life changes, relationship and family concerns, addictions, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, communication problems, and questions about life purpose.
She frames sessions around clear, practical conversation. Emily helps people notice what makes their reactions worse and what helps them respond differently. She uses straightforward tools to manage strong feelings and reduce the frequency of angry outbursts or resentful thinking.
Her approach combines client-centered work with evidence-based methods. Emily draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to challenge unhelpful thoughts and on dialectical behavior skills to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance. She also uses mindfulness and narrative strategies to help people reframe difficult experiences.
Sessions emphasize small, usable changes. Emily guides people through simple skill practice, real-life problem solving, and tracking progress between meetings. She also supports people working through grief, addiction triggers, and the practical strains of life transitions.
Clients can expect direct conversation and collaborative planning. Emily invites clear goal-setting, short-term strategies, and follow-up steps so people can test new ways of handling anger and stress in their daily lives.
Approaches used online and how they help
Emily uses client-centered methods that focus on what matters to the person in the room, encouraging practical goal setting and regular check-ins. This approach helps people clarify goals and choose concrete steps to change how they respond to anger or stress.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT helps identify thought patterns that fuel anger and teaches alternative thinking and behavior experiments to reduce reactivity.
Dialectical behavior therapy skills are included to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. These DBT-informed skills are useful when emotions run high and when someone needs concrete steps to calm down or handle conflict more effectively.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which approaches fit their goals and preferences, adjusting the plan over time based on what works in daily life.
If you are considering online sessions, confirm the specific session formats before you book since the biography does not list them. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so people can practice skills between meetings.
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Alabama
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, depression, anger, addictions, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, relationship and family issues, and life transitions.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style is client-centered and practical, focusing on clear goals, skills practice, and problem solving during sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of clinical experience as a practicing clinician listed in her profile.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She holds an AL LICSW and practices in Alabama.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Current session formats are not specified in the biography. Confirm the available session options before booking.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.