Emily Collings, LCPC, LPC
Compassionate narrative-focused counseling
Details
| Name | Emily Collings |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCPC, LPC |
| Based in | Pennsylvania |
| Licensed in | Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Washington, Nevada |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 4 |
About Emily
Emily Collings is a licensed counselor who centers storytelling and personal values in therapy. She uses Narrative approaches and other collaborative methods to help people untangle painful patterns and reconnect with what matters. She aims to make therapy feel straightforward and respectful for people navigating identity, loss, or body-related concerns.
Emily focuses on areas such as grief, eating and body-image struggles, stress and anxiety, addiction, depression, and trauma and abuse.
Background and approach
She also helps with concerns tied to ADHD, attachment and abandonment, caregiver strain, fertility questions, and experiences of gender dysphoria. These are common worries people bring into sessions. Her work draws on Narrative Therapy alongside acceptance and commitment ideas and client-centered listening.
She blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and dialectical skills when those tools fit the person’s goals. Sessions often include practical skills, values-based planning, and attention to how personal stories shape behavior. Emily holds LCPC and LPC credentials, and she practices in Pennsylvania.
She has four years of clinical experience and offers sessions in English. People who contact her usually appreciate a respectful, nonjudgmental space to tell their story and try new ways of coping. In sessions, Emily aims to help clients notice unhelpful self-tales, name their values, and build small, doable steps toward change.
She collaborates on goals and adapts her methods to the person in front of her. Therapy can include conversations, skill practice, and written or creative exercises.
What this therapist works with
Their listing names LGBT, Grief, Eating disorders among the things Emily works with, alongside the areas below.
- LGBT
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Control issues
- Dependent personality
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in their listing among their approaches.
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT): Listed by Emily among the ways they work.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Emily among the ways they work.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Emily among the ways they work.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Emily among the ways they work.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Emily among the ways they work.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Emily among the ways they work.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Emily among the ways they work.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Emily among the ways they work.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Emily among the ways they work.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Emily directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how they work. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Emily directly how they use it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Narrative and ACT Work Online
Emily uses Narrative Therapy to help people examine the stories they tell about themselves and separate them from their core values. This approach helps when identity, body image, or past events shape how someone feels and acts. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, complements this by focusing on values and small, committed steps toward goals while working through difficult thoughts and feelings.Emily treats therapy as a collaborative search for what fits. She will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try different techniques, and adjust the plan as needed. Finding the right mix of story work, values-based action, and skills practice happens together over time.
Online sessions can be done by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video calls let people use visual cues and deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth or camera use is a concern. Live chat and text messaging can make shorter check-ins and between-session contact easier. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into busy schedules and changing life demands.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Emily commonly address?
She works with issues such as anxiety, depression, grief, eating and body-image concerns, addiction, trauma, compassion fatigue, and relationship stress.
What is Emily's therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and narrative-informed, with client-centered listening. She also uses acceptance and commitment ideas and practical skills when helpful.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Emily has four years of experience working with people on a range of concerns including trauma, grief, and eating-related issues.
What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?
She holds LCPC and LPC credentials and provides services in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Emily?
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