Hi, I’m Emily!

Great to meet you!

I am a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience as a social worker, and a decade of experience providing clinical care. I began this work in 2009 working at the intersection of domestic violence and disability, and continued to expand my work in the queer community working with unhoused queer youth and queer and trans people living with HIV. In 2024 I began my private practice, tailoring my work to queer, trans and kinky people in New York and Hawaii. I received my Master of Social Work from Hunter College Silberman School of Social Work in 2014 and have completed post-graduate training in Sex Therapy with Ackerman Institute for the Family.

I work with individuals and couples/families struggling with depression, anxiety, and neurodivergence—particularly at the intersection of relationships, gender, and sexual orientation. I work with all adult individuals and specialize in LGBTQ+, polyamory, sex therapy, and kink.

A bit about my approach to therapy

As a queer, poly, nonbinary femme, I know how important it is to have a therapist who you don’t need to explain yourself to. I provide shame-free, supportive therapy for those who are looking for support with queerness, trans identity, polyamory, sex therapy, kink, and other sexuality and gender-related issues.

My approach to therapy focuses on self-acceptance and discovering your authenticity. I imbue my work with humor and connection and draw from humanistic, relational, and systemic therapy to guide our sessions. Therapy with me is not "one size fits all" therefore you are just as important to the work as the therapy itself. I will help you to step into your authentic self and explore life's grief and joys in the process.

What you can expect from our first session

Sessions are unique and tailored to the individual need of my client/s. Expect to work collaboratively with me to set your therapeutic goals knowing that they are not linear and new desires continue to pop up through the therapeutic process. You will laugh. You may cry. You will leave session with something to think about. You may explore places within yourself, or your relationship, that you've never been! Are you ready to begin?