Emily Green, PsyD
Message from Emily
***I will be accepting Aetna insurance starting February 2023. Happy to schedule consultation calls in the meantime for folks looking to use their Aetna insurance to get the process going ! My approach to psychotherapy acknowledges the nuances of each client’s life experience, and through unpacking and understanding that nuance, builds a treatment that works for you. Grounded in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), this approach is adaptive and flexible. It is evidence-based (Thank you, Science!), and most importantly it is effective- it just works. It’s important to acknowledge that therapy isn’t always easy, but if we can open ourselves up to be willing to do the hard work, we are rewarded with genuine, sustainable, meaningful change. I am grateful to have worked with people of all different cultural and ethnic backgrounds throughout the course of my career, with different sexual orientations and gender identities, with clinical issues ranging from anxiety-disorders to complex childhood trauma. So whether you are feeling anxious or depressed, having trouble in a relationship, are suffering from a loss, or just not feeling like yourself: Get in touch! Shoot me an e-mail and we’ll set up a brief free consultation to see if we are a good match.
About Emily's practice
Weekdays After 5pm
Weekdays 9am - 5pm
Weekdays Before 9am
$$$
Sliding scale
Directive
Reflective
Body-based
In-person available: Yes
Virtual available: Yes
Anxiety
Trauma
Grief and Bereavement
Existential Crisis or Transition
Career-Related Stress
Self-Esteem
Depression
Body Image
Aetna
DC + 30 more
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Get to Know Emily
How can you tell if I am benefiting from working with you?
In my mind one of the most important measures of mental health is psychological flexibility. Often times, things like anxiety, trauma, and stress make us rigid; they can bind us to a small range of behavioral options and make us feel like our choices for how to move in the world are limited. It is when I see clients loosening up, being open to different experiences, both external and internal (read: thoughts and feelings), even when those experiences might be uncomfortable initially- that is a sure-fire sign of improving mental health. We don't want our fear or our pain to dictate what we do, to stop us from engaging in life in a way that is meaningful and fulfilling to us. When a client starts showing willingness to approach fear and pain- both in therapy and outside of it- that's a good sign that things are starting to shift.
How do you approach diversity in the room or working with clients who may come from a different background than you?
The difference in background between a client and a therapist, whether it be ethnic, racial, or cultural, is always important to be tuned into. Our background can significantly shape our experiences, how we have moved through the world, how the world perceives us. As a therapist it is imperative that I let you guide me on what your background means to you and how it informs the way you experience your symptoms or how you've grown up thinking about mental health and emotions in general. It is not my job to guide you to an outcome that is right for me, or in line with my values, but rather to be guided by your expertise on YOU. I can't walk a day in your shoes, but I can listen openly and nonjudgmentally about what your experience in your own shoes has been.
Are there any philosophies or values that inform your work that I should know about?
As a clinician, my vision is focused on helping clients find a life of meaning and value. Often times we find that in our pain, whether it be anxiety, depression, or loss, there is incredibly useful information about what is important to us. As humans, we have evolved to want to move away from physical pain, to escape it: and for most types of physical pain, those methods work! The problem is that for emotional and psychological pain, avoidance not only doesn’t get rid of our pain and suffering, it often amplifies and adds to it. At this practice, we are focused on what WORKS. In unpacking and identifying what each individual finds meaning and value in, we ground ourselves in the willingness and motivation to walk towards our pain, rather than away from it. It is in this space that we find healing, growth, and our authentic selves.