About Emily
Emily Tarantola helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, or major life changes. She speaks plainly and listens closely to understand what matters most to each person. Emily holds an MD and is an LCPC, and she brings 15 years of experience to sessions in Maryland.
She favors simple, practical steps clients can use between meetings. Sessions focus on building realistic goals and improving everyday coping skills.
Background and approach
Emily often blends client-centered support with cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Mindfulness exercises are introduced where they fit, helping people practice calm and attention in small, manageable ways. Solution-focused strategies are used to find immediate, workable changes when clients need quick relief or clearer direction.
Emily has worked with a wide range of concerns, including depression, ADHD, trauma and grief, relationship strains, parenting stress, and career uncertainty. She also supports people dealing with isolation, seasonal mood shifts, and caregiver stress. In sessions she emphasizes collaboration and clear steps.
Clients and Emily set short-term goals and track progress together. The aim is to leave each meeting with something concrete to try before the next one.
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Emily often uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening, empathy, and helping clients set their own goals; this approach helps people feel heard and gain clarity about what they want to change. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is another common tool she uses to help identify thought patterns and try new behaviors that reduce anxiety and depressive symptoms.Finding the right approach is a team effort. She will work with each client to choose and adapt methods based on individual needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process means trying strategies and adjusting them until they fit the person's life and priorities.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make attendance easier. Video is useful for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, and chat or text can provide quick check-ins or brief focused support. These options help people fit therapy into busy days, manage caregiving demands, and keep momentum between appointments.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English