Emily Adler, LCSW, LICSW

Emily Adler is a licensed clinical social worker who uses a straightforward, person-centered approach. She emphasizes the client’s own strengths and works alongside people as they make changes. Her tone is supportive and encouraging for those ready to try something different.

She focuses on stress and anxiety, depression, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, and issues around self-esteem and motivation. She also helps with parenting challenges, grief, sleeping problems, and addiction-related struggles. Emily draws on practical tools so clients can try small changes between meetings.

Emily has eight years of experience in social work and holds the credentials LCSW and LICSW. She is based in Missouri and conducts sessions in English. Her background includes work with blended family issues, adoption and foster care matters, caregiver stress, domestic violence, and a range of communication and control problems that affect daily life.

Her style blends Client-Centered Therapy with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused techniques, and she uses Trauma-Focused Therapy when trauma is part of the story. Sessions focus on clear steps, problem-solving, and recognizing what already works. Emily aims to help people build confidence and find practical ways to manage stress and cope with life changes.

To begin, visitors complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability. The process is intended to be straightforward, with support for people seeking steady, realistic change.

How Emily’s approaches guide online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy places the person’s needs and goals at the center of the work. The therapist listens closely, reflects what is important, and helps people identify strengths they can use right away. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on practical steps to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and motivation. Solution-Focused Therapy narrows in on small, doable goals and builds short-term plans that show progress quickly.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss options and try methods that match a person’s goals and comfort level. If trauma is part of the picture, Trauma-Focused Therapy may be introduced carefully and at a pace set by the client.

Confirm the exact online session options before booking, since session formats are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when people need them. It also lets people use a quieter environment, avoid camera use if preferred, or schedule sessions during a work break. The therapist will talk through what will work best for scheduling and meeting needs.