Emily Wilson, LMSW

Background and Experience

Emily enjoys working with pre-teens, adolescents, and adults that are struggling with self-harming behaviors, low self-esteem, unresolved trauma due to abuse, family and relationship issues, personal growth, and LGBTQ+ issues.  She has worked in group home settings, inpatient psychiatric facilities, and intensive outpatient settings.  Emily applies techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy while making each individual’s therapy experience personal and unique. 

Personal Statement

Having a heightened sense of empathy is absolutely where my passion for mental health originated.  It’s easy for me to wear the lonely, broken, abandoned shoes that so many people wear when you gather the courage to confront mental health issues, or any issue that in life that is considered “taboo” that has been avoided. It could also be that whatever you are experiencing is all new for you and need a bit of guidance through the unknown.  I want to build treatment plans with clients that help them feel hopeful for their future, empowered, and capable.  Along with the “talk” approach to therapy, I also assist clients in developing a range of skills related to communication, coping, etc.  

A person deciding to choose healing is huge! I know it’s hard to take this leap. I know it’s hard to be vulnerable with an unknown person.  I feel like it’s a common misconception that you’re expected to “unload” in the first therapy session, which is not the case, and can cause additional stress and overwhelm.  It is very important to me that my clients do not feel the pressure to do that, as I want them to begin where they are comfortable beginning, and to feel safe. 

Education and Training

Emily earned her Bachelor’s of Arts in Psychology from the University of Texas at Tyler.  She then completed her Masters Degree in Social Work with an emphasis on Mental Health and Substance Abuse at the University of Texas at Arlington.  Emily has been working in the social work field for 4 years and has worked in a several settings such as correctional settings working with men and women who struggle with a variety of mental health/personality disorders, adult group home settings, and intensive outpatient settings with pre-teens, adolescents, and their families where the youth struggle with mental health and behavioral problems.

Schedule

Emily is in the office Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays

Fees

Session fees range from $65 to $100

License #: 106360

To schedule with Emily or any of our other therapists, call us today at 469-342-3468!