- Emotionally-Focused Therapy
- CBT and DBT methods
- Attachment and communication
About Emily
Emily Nielsen is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 10 years of experience. She focuses on helping people reduce stress and anxiety, strengthen relationships, and manage grief and intimacy-related concerns. She also supports people facing parenting challenges, career transitions, and general life changes.
Emily uses straightforward conversation to identify what matters most to each person. Sessions often focus on communication, boundaries, and practical tools to handle anger, overwhelm, or low self-esteem. She draws on several approaches to shape the work, including Emotionally-Focused Therapy, CBT, and client-centered methods.
She pays attention to attachment patterns and how past family dynamics affect present relationships. That can include work on blended family issues, fatherhood concerns, or unresolved family-of-origin problems. Emily also helps people cope with caregiver stress, feelings of emptiness, and decisions around separation or divorce.
Sessions will include concrete skills and exploration of emotional experiences. People may practice new ways of speaking and setting limits, try behavioral experiments, or use mindfulness and grounding strategies. The goal is to make daily life more manageable and relationships clearer.
Emily offers therapy in English and works with adults on a range of concerns from codependency and commitment issues to forgiveness, guilt, and control problems. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Approaches that shape online sessions
Emily integrates Emotionally-Focused Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy into her work. Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people name and work with core emotions and attachment patterns that affect relationships. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening carefully and following what the client brings to the room. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy offers practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and to build coping skills.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they try methods and adapt the plan as needs change, combining emotion-focused exploration with skill-building when helpful.
Session formats are not listed in the biography, so please confirm current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, shorten commutes, and allow for shorter check-ins when time is limited. It also makes it possible to practice communication skills in the moment and bring real-life situations into sessions for immediate feedback.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues plus grief and parenting challenges. Additional focuses include attachment, blended family issues, caregiver stress, and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is practical and conversational, combining Emotionally-Focused Therapy with client-centered listening and CBT or DBT skills when useful. Sessions mix emotional awareness with concrete tools.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional experience as a licensed therapist working with a variety of life and relationship concerns.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California.
Can I see her if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
She is not currently accepting international clients.
What is the cost structure for sessions?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact fees are provided during the sign-up process.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.