- Strengths-based
- Practical steps
- Trauma aware
About Emily
Emily Standridge is a licensed clinical social worker with eight years of experience helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship concerns. She supports people dealing with trauma and abuse, coping with life changes, and challenges such as sleep disruption, addiction, and low self-esteem. Emily emphasizes straightforward support and practical steps rather than labels or jargon.
She approaches therapy as a collaborative process. Emily treats each person as the expert on their own life and builds on existing strengths. Sessions focus on real-world goals and small changes that add up over time. She encourages honest conversation about what’s working and what needs to change.
Emily also works with people navigating career shifts, parenting strain, caregiver stress, and health-related concerns like chronic pain or illness. She addresses intimacy-related concerns, body image, and issues tied to alternative sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink. Money and financial issues are part of her listed focus areas when they affect a person’s wellbeing.
Her practice includes support for people wrestling with grief, bipolar mood concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. Emily pays attention to patterns that come from family of origin and communication problems that make everyday life harder. She aims to make sessions practical, calm, and focused on what the client wants to change.
Emily is licensed in Pennsylvania as an LCSW, and she conducts work in English. To begin, a person completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules time based on the therapist’s availability.
How Emily Uses Evidence-Based Techniques Online
Emily often draws on well-established therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and reach practical goals. One common approach focuses on skill building for stress and anxiety - teaching breathing, grounding, and coping strategies that can reduce overwhelm and improve day-to-day functioning. Another approach addresses trauma-related concerns by helping people make sense of difficult experiences and learn ways to feel safer in their reactions and relationships.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. Emily will work with each person to identify goals, try methods that match those goals, and adjust the plan as needed. This means the work evolves based on what helps and what does not, rather than a fixed checklist of interventions.
If you are considering online work, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, worksheets, and coping strategies to remote sessions so the work stays focused on practical change and progress.
Areas of focus
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Emily helps with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, trauma and abuse, and a wide range of life challenges including parenting, career strain, and money and financial issues.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She works collaboratively and focuses on practical steps. Emily treats people as experts on their lives and builds on strengths to reach achievable goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Emily has eight years of professional experience working with people on a range of emotional and practical problems.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds an LCSW credential and is licensed in Pennsylvania, where her practice is based.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are her sessions charged?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist’s availability.