About Emily
Emily Adler uses a client-focused approach to help people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, and family challenges. She is a licensed clinical social worker with eight years of experience. Emily emphasizes a respectful, strengths-based way of working and supports people as they make changes in their lives.
She centers sessions on each person’s goals and perspective. Emily listens first, then helps clients spot practical steps that match their values. She draws on client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral tools to address unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
How Emily works
Her work includes short-term solution-focused planning and trauma-informed techniques for people recovering from abuse or difficult life events. Emily also supports concerns such as low self-esteem, grief, relationship strain, sleep problems, and addiction-related struggles. She uses straightforward strategies so people can try changes between sessions.
Emily brings eight years of professional experience in social work to her practice. She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices in Missouri. Sessions may include discussion, skill-building, and goal-setting tailored to each person’s pace.
People who need help with parenting stress, caregiver burden, blended family issues, or adoption and foster care challenges often seek practical tools and clearer communication. Emily aims to help them reduce overwhelm, improve coping, and build on existing strengths.
Emily lists 4 ways of working on the entry:
What Emily works with
The areas below are the ones Emily selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Adoption and foster care
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Missouri |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Emily uses client-centered work and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as core tools in online sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, understanding each person’s goals, and shaping sessions around their strengths and values; it helps when someone needs support sorting priorities or building confidence. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches practical exercises to change patterns that feed anxiety, depression, or problem behaviors.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Emily collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals and comfort level. Together they review what’s working, adjust the plan, and try different techniques until a good fit is found.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and teachable moments. Phone sessions can fit a break at work or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging offer shorter check-ins and ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent while meeting life's scheduling demands.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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