Emily Dove, LCSW-C, LCSW

Emily Dove is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who works with adults facing anxiety, depression, eating concerns, relationship challenges, and general life stress. She aims to make beginning therapy feel less intimidating by keeping sessions warm and straightforward. Her style is collaborative and focused on practical skills. She helps people notice patterns that keep them stuck and teaches ways to respond differently. Sessions often include skill-building for managing strong emotions and improving communication in close relationships. Emily draws from evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide her work. She uses tools that help with coping, managing anxious thoughts, and shifting behaviors that cause distress. She also has experience supporting people who are processing trauma or difficult life experiences. She pays attention to how attachment and body image affect everyday life. Concerns such as codependency, control issues, guilt, shame, and eating or food-related problems are common topics she helps people work through. Obsessions, compulsions, and related behaviors are also within her focus areas. Emily holds LCSW-C in Maryland and LCSW in Virginia. She has three years of clinical experience and offers sessions in English. To begin, readers are asked to use the site continue button on this profile to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule according to therapist availability.

How evidence-based approaches fit into online therapy

Emily uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing thoughts, strengthening coping skills, and increasing present-moment awareness. Cognitive approaches help people identify and reframe unhelpful thoughts that contribute to anxiety or low mood, and they are useful for worry, negative self-talk, and some eating-related patterns.

Mindfulness and acceptance-based strategies teach ways to notice difficult feelings without reacting to them immediately, which can reduce avoidance and improve emotional balance. Skills training helps people manage strong emotions, improve communication, and set clearer boundaries in relationships.

Finding the right approach is collaborative. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they try methods and adjust the plan based on what works in day-to-day life.

Session formats are not detailed in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and provide consistent support while juggling work or caregiving responsibilities.