About Emily
Emily Altman is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on practical, direct work and aims to create a space where people feel heard and respected. Emily meets people where they are and helps them take the next step toward feeling better.
Emily helps with stress and anxiety by teaching ways to manage overwhelming thoughts and moments of panic. She supports people navigating relationship struggles and help with communication, commitment issues, and blended family concerns.
How Emily works
She also assists those facing grief, loss, low self-esteem, and career challenges. Her style is collaborative and straightforward. Sessions involve talking through current problems, identifying patterns, and building concrete skills to change unhelpful habits.
She pays attention to how attachment and past family experiences shape present feelings and reactions. Emily works with people dealing with chronic illness, caregiver strain, codependency, and issues tied to family of origin and fatherhood roles. She also addresses abandonment fears, control issues, and dependent personality patterns.
The goal is clearer thinking and more effective daily choices. Emily offers a tailored plan for each person she meets. Together they set practical goals and track progress.
The focus is on small, useful steps that make a real difference day to day.
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
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Narcissism
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Colorado |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Emily uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear problems and practical steps. One common approach helps people learn coping skills for anxiety and stress by identifying triggers, practicing breathing and grounding, and building routines that reduce overwhelm. Another approach looks at relationship and attachment patterns by tracing how early connections shape current responses and then practicing different ways of communicating and relating.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist meets each person where they are and discusses goals and preferences before recommending techniques. Together they try methods that fit the issue and adjust as needed based on what feels most helpful and doable.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit varied needs. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation and reading nonverbal cues. Phone can work when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging is helpful for shorter updates, quick skill practice, or when written reflection feels easier. These formats make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and maintain steady progress.
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