Emily Goodyear, LPC
Virginia · 6 years in practice
Emily Goodyear is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside mindfulness and acceptance-based approaches.
License and registration
- LPC, Virginia
- 0701014051 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1255862090 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 6
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Emily
Emily Goodyear is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia who uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside mindfulness and acceptance-based approaches. She aims to create a straightforward, honest space where people can talk about stress, anxiety, addiction, relationship concerns, and life changes. Emily focuses on practical steps and clear goals rather than jargon.
Clients can expect a direct but compassionate style. Emily combines elements of client-centered work, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), mindfulness, and trauma-focused care to match each person's needs.
Background and approach
Sessions often include learning grounding skills, naming difficult emotions, and practicing new ways to respond in stressful moments. She has six years of counseling experience and sees a wide range of mood and behavioral concerns, including depression, bipolar challenges, substance use, and post-traumatic stress. Emily also supports people dealing with attachment issues, adoption and foster care questions, body image, codependency, and grief.
Her approach highlights honesty, respect, and compassion. She encourages people to notice what matters most to them, accept hard feelings, and take committed steps toward chosen values. Therapy is collaborative and adapted over time as goals change.
Sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Emily works in English and practices within Virginia as an LPC. If someone is ready to begin, they can use the platform’s matching process to schedule a first appointment.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Emily lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Coping with life changes
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Young adult issues
Approaches Emily names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Emily blends emotion-focused and acceptance-based work online
Emily uses Emotionally-Focused Therapy to help people identify and work with core emotions that affect relationships and self-understanding. EFT involves noticing patterns in how emotions show up and gently reshaping those patterns so feelings lead to healthier choices and clearer communication.She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on helping people clarify their values and take committed actions even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present. ACT teaches practical skills to notice thoughts without getting stuck and to choose actions that match what matters most.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Emily treats therapy as a collaboration and will try methods that fit a person’s goals and preferences. Together they will check what helps, adjust strategies over time, and build on what proves useful.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual cues, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat is useful for brief check-ins, and text messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and varied schedules.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Emily focus on?
She works with mood and behavioral issues such as depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, addiction, and post-traumatic stress, along with relationship and intimacy-related concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is direct and compassionate, combining Emotionally-Focused Therapy, mindfulness, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people name emotions and take practical steps forward.
What background and experience does she bring?
Emily has six years of counseling experience working with a broad range of issues including trauma, grief, substance use, and life transitions.
Where is she licensed and located?
She practices as an LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) in Virginia and provides services to clients in that state.
Which languages are supported in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Emily provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How does payment and cost work?
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 her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling based on the therapist’s availability.
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