About Emily
Emily Chavie is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Florida with 19 years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are coping with stress, anxiety, mood disorders, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, and struggles with self-esteem or anger. Emily takes a straightforward, compassionate approach in sessions.
She listens and helps people name what matters most. Then she and the person map practical steps to manage symptoms and improve daily life.
How Emily works
Sessions are collaborative and paced to the person's needs. Her work draws on several evidence-informed approaches. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy are used to teach skills for emotion regulation, coping, and values-based action.
Attachment-based ideas help when relational patterns and trust are central concerns. Many people come for help with parenting stress, postpartum concerns, grief, addictions, or challenges tied to life transitions. Emily also addresses issues such as codependency, guilt and shame, intimacy questions, and social anxiety.
She supports people working through mood disorders including bipolar and depression. Sessions are shaped to each person's story and goals. Emily emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and a nonjudgmental tone.
She partners with people who are ready to take steps toward clearer thinking, healthier relationships, and a more manageable day-to-day life.
Emily lists 8 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.
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
Training and background
| Register | LMFT |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 19 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Florida |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify what matters to them and take small steps toward those values even when feelings are difficult. It is helpful for anxiety, depression, and life direction struggles. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and patterns and practicing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce symptoms like panic, low mood, or avoidance. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches concrete skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving relationships, which can be useful for intense emotions and recurring conflicts.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the person about goals, needs, and preferences, and then choose or blend methods that fit. This collaborative process means the plan can change as progress is made and priorities shift.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy easier to fit into a busy life. Video lets people read facial cues and practice skills together, phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or a lower-bandwidth option, and messaging or live chat can support ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats aim to increase flexibility and help people keep therapy consistent despite a hectic schedule.
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