Emily Woodacre, LMHC

Counseling Style

Emily Woodacre is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with over 15 years experience in the mental health field. She has provided care in a variety of settings, including acute inpatient facilities, residential programs, college counseling centers, and partial hospital & intensive outpatient programs. Emily’s training in teaching hospitals, higher education, and collaboration with multidisciplinary treatment teams, paired with the invaluable lessons learned from clients, has shaped her collaborative and holistic approach to therapy.

Emily is deeply committed to nurturing a compassionate, nonjudgmental and safe space for those who seek her care. She understands that reaching out for help can be challenging, and she allies with her clients through trust, mutual respect, and her unwavering belief in their potential for growth and healing. Her approach is rooted in values of warmth, empathy, humor, and openness, ensuring that clients feel seen, heard and comfortable as they move through the therapeutic process at their own pace. Emily combines curiosity and exploration with practical tools that clients can apply immediately, empowering them to take proactive and meaningful steps toward growth.

Experience

Emily earned her Master’s degree in Counseling Psychology from William James College and her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Providence College. She believes in listening to understand rather than merely to respond and creating a common language with each client using metaphors and humor to shed new light on old patterns. She works with clients to become the meaning-maker and author of their own stories.

Specialties

• Anxiety/Panic/Phobias
• PTSD/Acute Stress
• Autism Spectrum Disorder/Asperger's Counseling
• Academic/Occupational/Work Issues/Career
• Bipolar Disorder
• Trauma
• Depression
• Pregnancy/Post-Partum
• Substance Related/Addictive Disorders
• College-Aged/Transitional Youth
• Grief/Loss/Bereavement
• Women's Health
• Health/Medical Problems
• Self-Injurious Behaviors/Self-harm
• Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorders (ADHD/ADD)
• LGBTQIA
• Schizophrenia Spectrum and Psychotic Disorders
• Peak Performance/Performance Anxiety
• Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
• Adjustment Disorder
• Parenting Issues
• Learning Disorder

Clinical Modalities + Treatments

• Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
• Mindfulness/Meditation
• Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytic/ Psychoanalysis
• Dialectic Behavioral Therapy (DBT)

Emily looks forward to connecting with you to share in all the things you are yet to become along your path of healing, growth, and self-discovery.

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