- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Client-Centered approach
- DBT skills and mindfulness
About Emily
Emily Collings is an LCPC and an LPC practicing in Pennsylvania with four years of clinical experience. She works with adults on issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, eating and body image concerns, addiction, ADHD, trauma and abuse, and anger. Emily also supports people facing stress, low self-esteem, relationship concerns, and life transitions.
Her approach centers on acceptance and commitment therapy, client-centered methods, and cognitive behavioral techniques. Sessions focus on clarifying values, building practical skills, and reducing patterns that increase distress. Emily draws on dialectical behavior therapy tools and existential ideas when they fit a client's goals.
She describes her work as affirming of queer, trans, neurodiverse, and larger-bodied people, and attentive to how societal pressures affect mental health. In conversation she mixes practical strategies with discussions about identity, power, and meaning. Expressive activities and mindfulness practices are sometimes used to help people notice patterns and try new responses.
Emily pays attention to how grief, past trauma, or chronic stress show up in daily life. She helps people develop skills for emotional regulation, reduce impulsive reactions, and make concrete plans for handling triggers. Therapy sessions include practice, reflection, and short-term behavior changes to test what works.
For anyone dealing with built-up resentment, recurring anger, or living alongside someone else's difficult emotions, Emily offers straightforward work to understand triggers and try different ways of responding. The first conversations focus on goals, safety, and practical steps that fit the person's life.
How Emily’s approaches translate to online work
Emily often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people identify what matters to them and take small committed steps toward those values despite difficult feelings. ACT is useful for anxiety, anger, and life transitions because it emphasizes action over getting stuck on thoughts.She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which rests on listening carefully and responding to what the person says. That approach supports people who need to make sense of identity, grief, or relationship strain before trying specific skills. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thinking and test new behavior with short experiments between sessions, which can reduce reactivity and build new habits.
Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Emily will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit best based on goals and daily demands. That conversation usually happens in early sessions and can be adjusted over time.
Confirm the therapist's available session formats before booking, since the biography does not specify formats. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Many people find that focusing on practical skills and values-based steps translates well to remote sessions, though format options should be confirmed in advance.
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Experience
4+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Washington, Nevada
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with anxiety, depression, anger, trauma, grief, eating and body image issues, addiction, ADHD, relationship strain, and related stresses.
What is her therapeutic style?
Sessions combine client-centered listening with practical skills from ACT, CBT, and DBT. Conversations also include values work and occasional expressive exercises.
How much experience does she have?
Emily has four years of clinical experience working with adults on mood, stress, and identity-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She holds LCPC and LPC credentials and practices in Pennsylvania.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.