- Stress and anxiety
- Family of origin issues
- Communication skills
About Emily
Emily Nielsen is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 10 years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, communication, boundaries, coping with change, grief, and intimacy-related concerns. Emily also works with parenting and career stress and helps people managing anger, self-esteem, and life transitions.
Her approach centers on clear, practical conversation. Sessions often begin with what feels most pressing. She listens for patterns that link current struggles to earlier family experiences, including family of origin issues. From there she offers ways to try different responses and notices what helps most.
Emily uses methods drawn from client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral approaches to identify unhelpful thoughts and habits. She also brings techniques from dialectical behavior therapy and emotionally-focused work to help with emotional regulation and relationship patterns. Jungian ideas inform exploration of deeper personal themes when clients want that.
In a typical session she helps people set small, doable goals and practices new skills between meetings. She pays attention to communication habits and commitment or codependency concerns when those are part of the problem. Practical tools and short experiments are common parts of the work.
Emily expects therapy to be a collaborative process. She helps people weigh options and decide what to try next. To begin, clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session through the online booking flow.
How her approaches translate to online work
Emily commonly uses client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy when working with people online. Client-centered work focuses on listening and building understanding so clients can identify what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the link between thoughts, feelings and actions and offers concrete exercises to change unhelpful patterns.She also draws on elements of dialectical behavior therapy when emotional regulation or strong reactions get in the way of daily life. DBT offers practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. These approaches suit concerns such as anxiety, relationship patterns, family of origin issues and coping with life changes.
Finding the right approach is something she figures out together with each client. The therapist and client discuss goals, try methods, and adjust plans based on what is working. That collaborative process helps match techniques to personal needs and preferences.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Therapists generally suggest which tools and session rhythm will best fit a client's goals during the initial scheduling and assessment.
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Primary focus
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, grief, parenting and career stress among other challenges.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
She uses straightforward conversation and practical tools, drawing on client-centered, CBT, DBT and emotionally-focused methods as appropriate.
How much experience does she have?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with ten years of professional experience in California.
Where is she based and licensed?
She is based in California and holds the CA LMFT credential.
In what languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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