I specialize in working with trauma and resulting symptoms, including anxiety, disconnection from self and relationship challenges. I bring playfulness, curiosity, and compassion with me into the counseling room where, in our work together, where you can explore your feelings at your own pace—without judgment. My hope is for you to reclaim a strong and loving relationship with yourself; to start from within to create the change you want to see in your world.

As an AEDP-trained therapist, I offer a compassionate, experiential approach to healing that’s grounded in connection, safety, and transformation. AEDP (Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy) is a cutting-edge, neuroscience-informed therapy that helps people process difficult emotions and trauma by tapping into the brain’s natural capacity to heal through secure relationships. Rather than focusing solely on what’s “wrong,” we will uncover and strengthen what’s right: your resilience, your capacity to feel deeply, and your ability to grow through emotional experiences. At times, I’ll challenge you to gain a different view of yourself and your world, and together, we will find new ways of being through pausing, checking in with what you are experiencing in the moment and “being with” the sensations moving through you.

You may be coming in feeling stuck, overwhelmed, disconnected, or in pain. Through AEDP, we’ll gently but powerfully move toward the core of those experiences—often beneath defenses or anxiety—so that what once felt unbearable can become transformable. Moments of healing are not just possible, but expected. Together, we aim not only for symptom relief but for a felt sense of vitality, connection, and new possibilities in your life.

. You don’t have to go it alone—healing happens in relationship, and I’ll be with you every step of the way.

Emily can be reached directly at (407) 603-1075 and via email at hello@awakenpsychotherapy.org