- Strengths focused
- Goal oriented
- Trauma informed
About Emily
Emily Adler is a licensed clinical social worker who centers therapy on each person's experience. She believes clients know their own stories and brings a respectful, strengths-focused approach to conversations about anxiety, stress, and life transitions. Emily uses clear, practical guidance to help people take small steps toward change.
With eight years of clinical experience, Emily addresses common concerns like trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, and difficulties with motivation. She also helps people navigate relationship challenges, grief, and the ongoing strain of caregiving or compassion fatigue. Money and financial issues are part of the concerns she works with when they affect a person's wellbeing.
Her style is collaborative and direct. Sessions focus on identifying goals, trying concrete strategies, and checking what works. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy tools are used to spot unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors in daily life.
Emily also draws on client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s perspective, and solution-focused techniques to map small, achievable changes. For people who have traumatic histories, trauma-focused approaches are used to help process and reduce the ways past events interfere with current functioning.
She practices in Missouri and communicates in English. The process of starting therapy involves a short matching questionnaire and scheduling according to availability. Emily aims to support people as they build practical skills and steady routines that fit real life.
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Emily uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors in everyday situations; this approach is often useful for anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy to follow the client’s lead, reflect what’s important, and build on existing strengths to make steady progress.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Emily works with each person to set goals, test what helps, and adjust methods based on results and preferences. Together they decide which techniques fit the person’s needs and life circumstances.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow more frequent check-ins when needed. It can also let people use shorter sessions for quick coaching or longer sessions for deeper work depending on what you and the therapist agree will best support your goals.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems can Emily help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem, addictions, relationship concerns, grief, sleeping problems, parenting strain, career transitions, and related issues such as caregiver stress and body image.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Emily combines client-centered listening with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused methods, and uses trauma-focused strategies when past events are getting in the way of current life.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including family conflict, motivation, and coping with life changes.
Where is she licensed and based?
She holds LCSW and LICSW credentials and practices in Missouri.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she see clients outside the country?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.