Emily is from Tennessee and has also called Kentucky and Florida home before settling in Minnesota.

She earned her Bachelor's degree in Sociology from Murray State University and her Master's degree in Mental Health Counseling from Freed-Hardeman University. Emily is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) in Minnesota and a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida, and she holds a PMH-C certification in perinatal mental health.

Over the course of her career, Emily has worked in a variety of settings — co-occurring day treatment, IOP programs, and school settings — helping clients work through addiction, attachment wounds, relationship issues, and generational trauma. Today, her focus is women's health, particularly postpartum issues.

Emily holds specialized training in perinatal treatment, EMDR, prolonged exposure therapy, written exposure therapy, dialectical behavior therapy (DBT), play therapy, sand tray therapy, and attachment theory.

She brings both knowledge and evidence-based practices to her work, with a primary focus on building a trusting relationship — because that's where real change begins.