Emily Schmid, LPC
Virginia · 9 years in practice
Emily Schmid is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia who supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and mood concerns.
License and registration
- LPC, Virginia
- 0701008849 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1679108336 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 9
- 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 Schmid is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Virginia who supports people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and mood concerns. She also helps with pregnancy and postpartum issues and offers guidance around grief, trauma, and self-esteem. Emily speaks English and brings nine years of clinical experience to her work.
Her style is warm and straightforward. She treats each person as the expert on their life and looks for the strengths already present.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on practical steps and honest conversations rather than jargon. Emily aims to make each meeting useful and understandable. Emily draws on approaches that center emotions and attachment to help people feel clearer about their needs and reactions.
She uses techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to address unhelpful thoughts and from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to build coping skills. These methods are adapted to what a person finds most helpful in the moment. In sessions she listens closely to personal goals and works collaboratively to set small, achievable changes.
For parents and people facing life transitions, she focuses on strategies that fit day-to-day demands. With pregnancy and postpartum concerns she balances emotional support with concrete tools. Emily’s aim is practical progress over time.
She helps people identify patterns, try new ways of responding, and notice what improves. The work is paced to each person’s readiness and needs.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Emily lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Adoption and foster care
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Fertility issues
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Emily names
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused 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 emotion-focused and skills-based work translates online
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) centers on noticing and naming feelings and how they shape relationships and reactions. Online sessions with this approach help people become clearer about emotional patterns and try new ways of relating to themselves and others. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early and current connection patterns that influence how someone seeks support and responds to stress; it can help when relationships or caregiving roles feel strained.Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest approaches to try. This is a collaborative process and plans can change as the work evolves to match what feels most helpful.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is often used for deeper conversations and skills practice. Phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or for a focused check-in. Live chat and messaging allow shorter check-ins or ongoing support that fits a busy day. These options make it easier to fit therapy around parenting, work, or medical appointments while keeping consistent progress.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Emily commonly address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting concerns, grief, trauma, self-esteem, and intimacy-related issues. Additional focuses include adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, fertility, and postpartum challenges.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Emily uses emotion-focused and attachment-aware approaches alongside client-centered work and practical skills from CBT and DBT. Her style is direct, supportive, and focused on doable steps rather than clinical language.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional experience working with a range of mood, life-change, and relational concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the credential LPC, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor, and she is licensed in Virginia.
Which languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently working with international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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