Hi, I’m Emily.
I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor in Scranton, PA, and I believe therapy is a place to learn acceptance and self-trust. You are more than what you experience and what has shaped you.
Women come to me for help with navigating OCD, trauma, anxiety, overthinking, perfectionism, and the exhausting feeling that they should have everything figured out by now.
You can be self-aware, successful, and still feel completely stuck inside your own head.
Maybe you think things through from every possible angle. You replay conversations. You question your decisions. You look for reassurance that you’re doing the right thing.
And even when you get the answer you’re looking for, the relief doesn’t last.
I want therapy to be a place where we can slow that process down, get curious about what YOU want, and start creating something different.
You are not broken.
You are not what you experience, and you are not what happened to you.
There are reasons your mind learned to respond the way it does. And when we notice those patterns and their purpose, we can begin to change your relationship with them.
I’m interested in what makes you, you.
I don’t think therapy is about taking away every difficult thought or making life perfectly comfortable. That’s not realistic, and to be fair, I don’t think you’d want that.
Instead, I’m interested in helping you accept yourself and respond with compassion, so that difficult thoughts, feelings, and experiences don’t have to dictate what you do next.
For someone with OCD, that might mean learning to step out of the cycle of rumination, checking, and reassurance seeking.
Learn more about OCD therapy →For someone with a history of trauma, it might mean understanding the ways you’ve learned to protect yourself and building a stronger sense of safety in the present.
Learn more about trauma & anxiety therapy →And sometimes it’s both.
My approach is gentle but intentional. In session, I prioritize both your ability to be grounded and to take steps toward change. We’ll look at where your patterns show up and how you can make choices according to your values rather than fear.
My favorite part of this work is seeing someone slowly move from “What is wrong with me?” toward “I accept myself.”
Your brain doesn’t seem to know when to clock out.
You overthink everything.
Conversations. Relationships. Decisions. The thing you said three days ago that you suddenly aren’t sure about.
You want to feel certain.
You keep searching for the answer that will finally make you feel completely sure you’re okay.
You’re used to holding it together.
You’re capable, caring, and probably very good at showing up for everyone else. Even when you’re running on empty.
You’re ready for something to change.
Not because you’re failing, but because you’re tired of letting fear, anxiety, or your past make so many of your decisions for you.
Therapy should feel like a conversation, but with a purpose.
I use an evidence-informed, person-centered approach, adapting our work to you rather than forcing you into a particular formula.
We get curious.
We’ll slow down enough to notice the thoughts, emotions, patterns, and protective strategies that are showing up.
We practice something different.
Awareness is important. But therapy also means practicing new ways of responding — especially when your brain falls back on old patterns.
We build self-trust.
The goal isn’t to make every decision perfectly, or even to know what that might look like. It’s to feel more grounded in yourself when life inevitably gets uncertain.
What therapy with me looks like
Start where you are.
You don’t need to walk into your first session knowing exactly what to say.
You don’t need to have your story perfectly organized. And you definitely don’t need to convince me that what you’re experiencing is “bad enough” to deserve support.
We’ll start with what’s happening now and take it from there. I’ll ask questions, offer perspective, and sometimes gently challenge you when I think your anxiety is calling the shots.
There will be room for seriousness, but there can also be room for humor. Therapy doesn’t have to feel clinical all the time to be meaningful. This is YOUR space.
I don’t want therapy to become another thing you feel like you have to do perfectly.
I want you to eventually need me less — not because therapy didn’t work, but because you’ve built a stronger relationship with yourself.
More self-trust. More flexibility. More room to actually live.
A little about my background
Ready when you are.
You don’t have to figure it all out before you reach out.
If you’re looking for a therapist who will meet you with compassion, curiosity, and honesty, I’d love to connect.
Book a free consultation