Emily Underwood (she/her)

Many clients I see experience anxiety. I work collaboratively with clients to explore coping skills and self-care strategies that may be helpful in reducing symptoms. This may include grounding exercises, meditation, and breath work.

I work with clients to understand the root cause of their experience with depression, bringing awareness to possible triggers, and finding ways to cope with symptoms. I also think it can be helpful to hold space for clients to talk through their experience to alleviate the pain that is often being held inside. We work together to find ways of making life more enjoyable and worth living.

I believe that most things are relational. We are relational creatures who desire connection and acceptance. Many people struggle with relationship issues due to the simple fact that humans are complex and relationships can be difficult. I work with clients to understand patterns and behaviors that may not be suiting them well in relationships to hopefully find better ways of interacting with others to lessen the negative impact their relationships may be having on them.

We often show up in adult relationships as a result of the way our primary caregivers showed up for us in our early years. Understanding our attachment styles can be insightful information to help strengthen our adult relationships. Additionally, creating a strong therapeutic alliance with a therapist can help in working towards a more secure attachment style. My hope is to provide a healthy model for secure attachment in my clients.

Reframing negative thoughts about ourselves, others, and the world can be immensely helpful. Most of us can fall victim to distorted ways of thinking without even realizing it. I aim to gently challenge, when appropriate, and offer alternative perspectives for clients when certain thinking patterns may not be serving them well.

I enjoy deeper emotional therapy, which is the basis of psychodynamic therapy. Understanding how our past experiencing are currently impacting our thoughts, behaviors, and ways of interacting in the world can be transformative. Clients who are curious about their experiences and self tend to work well with this type of therapy.