Hey, I’m Emerson
They/He | In-person & telehealth in Illinois
I'm a therapist who helps folks stop forcing themselves to function like everyone else and start building a life that actually fits.
Qualifications
National Certified Counselor & Licensed Professional Counselor in Illinois
Masters in Professional Counseling from Texas State University
~8 years of experience in the mental health field
Trained in DBT for Neurodivergency and Trauma-Informed CBT
Payment & Cancellations
Insurance: BCBS PPO, Aetna PPO, and Cigna PPO
Self Pay: $125 per session; select number of sliding scale spots available.
Cancellations: 24 or more hours in advance are free.
Cancellations less than 24 hours before an appointment, without rescheduling within the same week, are subject to a $60 fee.
Services & Locations
Individual and family therapy
In-person in downtown La Grange, IL
Telehealth across Illinois
Let’s get started
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Consultation
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Start
If all works out, I’ll have you complete some paperwork and we’ll schedule your first appointment.
More about me
I work with clients who’ve found that they adjust, edit, and manage themselves based on where they are and who they’re with. Together, we'll explore how the relationships and environments you've come from have shaped the way you move through the world now, and use that as a foundation for understanding who you are beneath the pressure to perform, please, or freeze. Some weeks that might mean finding coping tools for what's happening right now. Other weeks we go deeper, looking at patterns, processing grief, or untangling feelings that are hard to name. For clients open to the non-traditional, I incorporate creative techniques like art and sandplay to help access what's difficult to put into words.
This type of work requires a strong therapeutic relationship between the therapist and client, as revealing such intimate parts of who you are isn't an easy process for many. I encourage potential clients to interview therapists, myself included, for who they feel most at ease with. If we work together, my first priority is to build a foundation of trust and safety that enables safe and open communication. You are always the expert on your own experience.
I work with
Neurodivergent folks
Gender queer humans
New and young adults
& more