Emmy is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and Loyal Blue’s Director of Education. She earned her undergraduate degree from Bates College and holds two master’s degrees, one in Education from Stanford University and another in Counseling from CSU East Bay.
Drawing from her background in education, Emmy brings a collaborative, growth-oriented approach to therapy. As a former high school teacher, she understands how to help clients build insight, develop new skills, and create lasting change. She tailors psychoeducation and therapeutic strategies to each person’s needs, using thoughtful questions and observations to help clients better understand themselves and develop practical tools they can carry beyond therapy.
Emmy also has advanced training in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), including TEAM-CBT certification under Dr. David Burns at Stanford University. This evidence-based approach allows her to support clients experiencing depression, anxiety, OCD, insomnia, and other challenges. Combined with her broad clinical experience, Emmy works with people of all ages navigating anxiety, depression, grief, relationship challenges, and other life stressors.
Throughout her career, Emmy has remained especially passionate about working with teens and college students. She understands the unique pressures of these formative years and creates a supportive space where young people feel understood and empowered. She also dedicates part of her practice to supporting LGBTQIA+ individuals of all ages, helping clients express their authentic selves and build fulfilling lives aligned with their values and identity.
As Loyal Blue’s Director of Education, Emmy extends this passion beyond her clinical work by developing practice-wide trainings, overseeing the client resource library, and leading community outreach efforts.
Emmy is accepting clients of all ages for telehealth and in-person sessions with clients in California.
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist #154937.
To get started, schedule your free 15-min consult with our practice coordinator.
Emmy Specializes In:
- Teens and parents
- Goal-oriented individuals of all ages, and perfectionists!
- Advanced Cognitive Behavioral Skills for all ages
- LGBTQIA+
- Insomnia and sleep issues
Emmy’s Blog Posts:
- How To Recover From Burnout & Cultivate Joy. Struggling to relax this summer? Rediscover the joy of slowing down.
- How To Communicate in Tense Conversations. A step by step approach to work with teens, couples, or any potential conflict.
- Giving Up Lectures To Have More Meaningful Influence. The art of discipline, nagging, and how to improve relationships and communication.
Trainings & Seminars
- End Panic and Anxiety for You & Your Patients: CBT & Exposure Techniques That Work
- Best Practices for Cognitive Behavioral Therapy: Most effective aspects of CBT from 3 decades of research, as provided by Stanford’s David Burns.
- Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction: Tools for emotional regulation and living a life of greater well-being through techniques and insights. Effective symptom reduction for anxiety, chronic pain and illness.
- Best CBT Practices in Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: The spectrum of OCD includes perfectionism, rumination, health anxiety, and rigid behaviors.
- ADHD Clinical Services Provider Certification Course: Evidence-based strategies to manage ADHD in an educational setting and work.
- Mastering the Art of Parent Engagement: Using co-regulation techniques to promote more effective parent/caregiver-child interactions.
- CBT For Insomnia: Counter negative sleep thoughts with positive sleep thoughts to improve sleep.
- Psychological Boundaries with Terry Real: Discover the boundaries of relationships to enhance connections.
- CBT For Technology Addiction: Provides practical strategies for therapists to help clients manage and overcome problematic technology use through cognitive-behavioral techniques.
- Tailoring Therapy for Transgender & Gender Diverse Clients: Effective Strategies for Better Outcomes: Offers effective strategies to enhance therapeutic outcomes by addressing the unique needs and experiences of transgender and gender-diverse individuals.
