About Emily
Emily Collings is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) and a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Pennsylvania. Emily focuses on helping people facing anxiety, phobias, depression, and stress. She also supports those dealing with eating and body image concerns, grief, addiction, and burnout-related issues.
Emily centers sessions on a person-focused, collaborative style. She listens for what matters most to each person and uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and avoidant behaviors.
Background and approach
Dialectical behavior ideas and existential questions are woven in when they fit the client's needs. In a typical session Emily helps people notice thoughts and reactions, name values, and try small experiments that build confidence. She uses straightforward exercises for managing intense feelings and for coping with everyday stress.
Work on eating issues and body image often combines gentle behavior changes with attention to shame and self-compassion. Emily has four years of clinical experience working with diverse concerns including trauma, relationship problems, ADHD, and caregiver stress. She identifies as queer and trans affirming and aims to make space for different identities and life stories.
Language used in sessions is plain and direct, and Emily encourages people to bring their everyday concerns into therapy. To begin, Emily asks people to describe what they hope will change. From there she and the person set small, achievable goals and check progress regularly.
Sessions are practical, grounded, and geared toward building skills that fit into real life.
How these approaches adapt to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice thoughts and choose actions that match their values. Online ACT sessions often focus on value clarification and small behavioral experiments that a person can try between meetings. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks down anxious or avoidant patterns into thoughts, feelings, and actions, then teaches step-by-step skills to shift those patterns; online CBT commonly uses worksheets, behavioral experiments, and homework that fit into daily life. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) offers concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, and specific DBT strategies can be practiced and reviewed during video or text check-ins.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Emily partners with each person to figure out which methods match their goals and preferences. Together they try techniques, see what helps, and adjust the plan so therapy stays practical and relevant to everyday life.
Online therapy offers flexibility and a range of ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and screen sharing for worksheets. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging make it simple to send quick updates, practice coping skills between sessions, or check in on homework. These options help people fit therapy into work, caregiving, and busy schedules while keeping the focus on real-world progress.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Washington, Nevada
- Languages
- English
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