Emily Meyers, LPC, LMHC
Missouri · 16 years in practice
Emily Meyers is a licensed professional counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, and the fallout of trauma.
License and registration
- LPC, Missouri
- 2007035713 · expires June 2027
- LMHC, Washington
- LH61299563 · expires July 2026
- NPI
- 1295496370 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 16
- 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 Meyers is a licensed professional counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, and the fallout of trauma. She brings 16 years of experience and a calm, practical style to sessions. Emily practices in Missouri and conducts therapy in English.
Her work blends talk-based therapy with attention to the body and emotional experience. She draws on Emotionally-Focused Therapy alongside acceptance and behavior-focused methods to help people notice feelings, name needs, and try small changes.
Background and approach
Sessions often focus on building skills for emotional regulation and clearer communication. Emily often supports people dealing with chronic illness, compassion fatigue, and identity-related concerns, including LGBT issues. She also helps those facing relationship struggles, grief, parenting stress, and major life transitions.
Practical problem-solving and steadier daily routines are common goals in her work. Therapy may include mindfulness exercises, guided reflection, and techniques from cognitive behavioral and dialectical approaches when they fit the issue. Emily emphasizes pacing work to each person’s comfort, and she encourages experimenting with tools between sessions.
The aim is to increase tolerance for strong emotions and to strengthen coping over time. Emily describes her role as a collaborative guide rather than an expert who fixes problems. She brings warmth, curiosity, and creativity to sessions and focuses on helping people reconnect with their own sense of trust and resilience.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Emily lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Eating disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Emily names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
- Systemic 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 emotion-focused and acceptance approaches work online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy helps people identify and shift difficult emotions in real time. Online sessions can guide you to notice patterns in relationships and personal reactions, then practice new ways of responding. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages people to notice painful thoughts and feelings while focusing on valued actions. Online ACT work often includes short exercises to try between sessions that build direction and meaning.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work together with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and preferences. That collaborative process includes checking how an approach feels and adjusting to make therapy useful and manageable.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which offer flexibility for different schedules and needs. Video calls let people use visual cues and full conversation. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat or text messaging can support brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or times when writing feels easier than speaking.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does this therapist help with?
She works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, relationship and family issues, self-esteem, eating concerns, and addictions.
What is her therapy style like?
Her style blends Emotionally-Focused Therapy with acceptance and behavior-focused techniques. Sessions combine talking, body awareness, and practical exercises to help manage strong emotions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 16 years of clinical experience working with people facing trauma, chronic illness, and emotional overwhelm.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds LPC (Licensed Professional Counselor) and LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor) credentials and practices in Missouri.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be done by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what works best for the person.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
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