Emily’s parents separated when she was just 18 months old and eventually divorced. Despite their deep love for one another, they were unable to move through their conflict. Even after their separation, they couldn't be in the same room together—so much so that they took turns attending her school events because sharing an assembly hall was too difficult.

By the age of six, Emily would look out the window to her parents arguing in the driveway and know that adults could, and should, do better. 

This early experience shaped her life’s work. Today, Emily finds couples therapy to be one of the most meaningful paths of service. She has worked with couples on the brink of separation and helped guide them back to one another—transforming their marriages into spaces of safety, connection, and renewal.

Emily is not interested in helping couples simply survive their relationship—she wants them to thrive. She believes that the healing, growth, and intimacy that can emerge in a secure partnership are not only life-affirming but transformational.

We all long for the sweetness—the nectar—of our partner, but along the way, many of us forget how to access it. Emily is dedicated to helping couples remember, repair, and reconnect with the nectar of their relationship.

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Emily and her husband, David, have done this for each other.  With nearly a decade of marriage and three kids, they attribute their strength and growth in life, in large part due to their loving marriage.

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Emily attended New York University, where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts, and the University of Iowa, where she received her Master of Social Work.   She specializes in couples therapy with training in Dr. Stan Tatkin's  Psychobiological Approach to Couples Therapy and Dr. Peter Levine’s Somatic Experiencing.  

Her work is rooted in interpersonal neurobiology and is focused on healing, growth, and deep relational connection.

Early in her career, Emily practiced within the traditional 60-minute therapy model. However, influenced by her own clinical insights and mentorship, she recognized that couples often make the most progress during extended sessions. Transitioning to a more intensive format, she began offering three-hour sessions and now facilitates multi-day intensives designed to accelerate healing and relational transformation—often achieving in days what would otherwise take months or years.

Emily is also a mindfulness, meditation, and trauma-informed yoga and somatic movement practitioner. She holds certifications in couples therapy, Somatic Experiencing, and EMDR. Her practice incorporates animal-assisted therapy and nature-based immersion work, supported by over two decades of experience in mindfulness-based stress reduction.

Emily is constantly deepening her knowledge to further her journey into couples work.