About Emily
Emily Hand is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Tennessee who helps people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, and grief. She works with folks dealing with relationship and parenting concerns, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem struggles, career shifts, ADHD, and the effects of trauma and abuse. Her sessions are curious and interactive.
She aims to meet people where they are and avoids stigmatizing labels. Emily listens with respect and compassion, and she focuses on practical steps that fit each person's life.
Background and approach
Emily uses a mix of approaches in her work. She draws on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness practices, acceptance and commitment ideas, and attachment-focused perspectives. She adapts conversation and plans to each person's situation rather than applying one fixed method.
She describes therapy as a process where the brain can heal much like the body, and says getting help is a courageous first step. Sessions often include grounding skills, ways to shift unhelpful thoughts, and strategies for coping with strong emotions or cravings. People who want a collaborative, down-to-earth counselor may find her style helpful.
Emily aims to support clients in noticing their strengths and building routines and skills that make daily life feel more manageable and hopeful.
Approaches that translate to online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that align with personal values. It helps people move forward when worry, avoidance, or low mood get in the way. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used to help process memories tied to trauma and strong emotional reactions; sessions include guided processing and grounding skills to reduce the intensity of those memories. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches practical strategies to change unhelpful thinking and build new habits.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, challenges, and preferences, and then try methods that fit that individual's needs. This is a collaborative process where adjustments are made based on what helps most.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for full conversations and visual cues, phone can be useful when bandwidth is limited, live chat fits quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing brief contact or reflection. These options make it simpler to fit sessions into work, school, or family routines while keeping therapeutic momentum.
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What this counselor works with
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Sleeping disorders
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Tennessee, Virginia
- Languages
- English