Emily brings a thoughtful, open-minded, straightforward, and creative approach to her work with clients. She has a natural open and non-judgmental approach. Emily believes that counseling and therapy is a collaborative self-directed process, and operates as a guide to facilitate creative conversation and help her clients find new perspectives and increase personal strengths to have a more meaningful life experience. Emily will encourage and challenge you to grow through greater awareness and sense of identity by finding meaning through art making.
Emily is a trauma informed art therapist who works with individuals of all backgrounds, and has experience with young adults and adults including poly-, kink-, body pos- and/or LGBTQIAA+ and gender-fluid / gender non-conforming populations.
Emily has worked with issues surrounding anxiety, depression, trauma, gender and sexuality issues, social issues, suicidation, and personal development and goals.
As a long time public advocate, Emily is socially conscious and active in the LGBTQIAA+ and arts communities in various organizations and serves as a mentor to emerging artists. Emily idendifies as queer and white European or Irish, Greek, and Jewish descent. She beleives in deconolnizing therapy, therapy for all, and brings an intersectional feminist approach and cultural consiousness to her work.
NE MINNEAPOLIS/ DAKOTA LAND