About Emily
Emily McIver is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people handle stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and relationship or intimacy struggles. She works with adults who are coping with anger, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and big life changes. Emily practices from Georgia and brings 19 years of experience to her work.
Her sessions focus on practical steps and clear goals. She uses tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors.
How Emily works
Mindfulness techniques help clients slow down and notice feelings without being overwhelmed. Emily also uses Motivational Interviewing to support readiness for change. That approach helps people find their own reasons to try something different.
Solution-Focused Therapy guides shorter-term problem solving and setting realistic next steps. She often addresses issues linked to communication, loneliness, infidelity, guilt, shame, and feelings of emptiness. Emily pays attention to women's issues and helps with finding life purpose and building self-love.
Her style is collaborative and straightforward - she talks through options and helps clients choose what feels manageable. Sessions aim to build skills people can use outside of therapy. Emily encourages steady progress through bite-sized changes and regular check-ins.
The overall goal is to help people regain a sense of control and move toward more satisfying relationships and daily life.
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.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
Also listed
Training and background
| Registers | LCSW, CSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 19 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Georgia |
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Online support options
Approaches for change and how they work online
Emily uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice thoughts that lead to unwanted feelings or behaviors and then try practical alternatives that can change outcomes. That method is often useful for anxiety, low mood, and habit patterns.She also draws on Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices. Those skills help reduce reactivity and make it easier to tolerate difficult emotions without being swept away.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to match techniques to their goals, needs, and pace. Plans are revisited and adjusted so sessions stay relevant and useful.
Online formats - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging - make it easier to fit counseling around busy days and different schedules. Video allows face-to-face interaction, phone needs less bandwidth, live chat can be a quick check-in, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options provide flexibility and help people keep therapy consistent even when life gets hectic.
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