Emily provides therapeutic services to families and children experiencing challenges with emotional, behavioral, and family systems. She utilizes TBRI (Trust Based Relational Interventions) and NMT (Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics) methods. Emily also provides therapeutic services to individuals experiencing grief, anxiety, and transitioning into new phases of life. Emily considers each individual in the context of their environment to ensure that she is providing the best possible course of treatment and support. Emily focuses on practical solutions to support individuals with their unique life experiences.

Emily's career started in public child welfare in 2008. She began serving families and children involved in the foster care system and as a forensic interviewer for The Children’s Advocacy Center. Emily and her husband served as therapeutic parents in Chelsea, Maine, working with children experiencing significant behavioral and mental health challenges. In 2013, Emily used this experience to transition to training, licensing, and provision of services to foster and adoptive parents in the Northeast Ohio area. Emily has more than fifteen years of professional experience with children and families.

Inspired by her work experiences, Emily and her husband became foster and adoptive parents in 2010, with a desire to foster sibling groups to keep them together.  Since that time, they have adopted three children and have fostered more than thirty children in their home. Her personal and professional experiences have enhanced Emily’s ability to relate to families and caregivers. She provides a positive approach to therapy that empowers individuals in their treatment and encourages families to connect with their children, even in crisis.

 

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CREDENTIALS

Bachelor of Arts degree in Social Work, The Ohio State University

Master's degree in Social Work, Our Lady of The Lake University

Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies from The Trauma Research Foundation

EMDR Trained