About Emily
Emily Callais is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Louisiana with 11 years of experience. She focuses on practical help for people facing addictions, trauma and abuse, parenting stress, low self-esteem, and bipolar disorder. Emily aims to make the first step feel less intimidating and offers steady support along the way.
She keeps sessions straightforward and grounded. Emily creates a calm space where people can say what they are thinking and feeling without judgment.
How Emily works
Conversations are aimed at building small changes that fit into daily life, not at labels or lectures. Her work often addresses patterns that come from early relationships and family background, including attachment and family of origin concerns. She also helps with substance use and the practical fallout it brings, such as money and communication problems.
When safety or overwhelming memories arise, she helps people find steady ways to cope in the moment. Emily uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions, tailoring what she offers to each person’s situation. She centers what matters to the client and sets goals together, focusing on usable tools for managing mood, impulsivity, and shame.
Sessions move at a realistic pace so change feels manageable. People can expect a calm, nonjudgmental approach that emphasizes practical skills and personal strengths. Emily supports parents dealing with the strain of caregiving and people coping with aging concerns, grief, or disruptions after disasters.
Her practice aims to help clients build confidence and clearer communication in everyday life.
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.
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Louisiana |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online care
Emily draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and emotional regulation. One common approach emphasizes building coping skills and behavior changes through step-by-step practice to reduce risky habits like substance use and impulsivity. This helps people handle urges and rebuild routines.Another key focus is on processing trauma and painful memories in a paced way so strong emotions feel more manageable. This work pairs calming strategies with gradual talk-based processing to help reduce overwhelm and improve day-to-day functioning.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try techniques that match those goals, and adjust as needed. Clients and therapist decide together which methods fit best for mood, trauma, or parenting concerns.
Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help, while phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging support quick check-ins, brief coaching, or ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work and family schedules and to keep momentum during transitions.
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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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