About Emily

Emily Chavie is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) based in Florida with 19 years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, mood concerns, and relationship and family challenges. Emily listens closely and helps people figure out practical next steps to feel better day to day.

Emily keeps sessions straightforward and goal-focused. She draws on approaches like cognitive behavioral work and dialectical behavior skills to teach tools for emotion regulation and clearer thinking.

Background and approach

She also uses attachment-informed ideas to look at how patterns in close relationships affect today’s problems. Her style is warm and collaborative. Emily works with each person to shape conversations and plans that match their life and goals.

She emphasizes kindness, respect, and real-world strategies rather than jargon or long theoretical explanations. Parents reading this will find her direct language easy to follow. She offers ways to cope with parenting strain, grief, anger, and stress without adding complexity.

Emily aims to help people build steadier routines and more reliable ways to handle daily pressures. Over the years she has supported people facing trauma, addiction concerns, intimacy-related issues, ADHD, postpartum mood concerns, and problems tied to guilt or shame. Sessions are tailored to each person’s needs and paced so they feel manageable.

The focus is on steady progress and practical shifts that make life easier.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts without getting stuck in them and then take steps toward what matters most. It is useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on spotting and shifting unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to reduce distress and improve daily functioning. It is commonly used for mood and anxiety concerns. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current interactions and helps people build healthier ways of relating to others.

Finding the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to try first and adjust the plan over time based on what helps.

Online formats offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when more depth is needed. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or for shorter check-ins. Live chat and text-based messaging can help keep momentum between sessions and provide a quick way to check in on coping skills. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or school schedules while still using the same therapeutic approaches and skill-building work.

Questions people ask

What kinds of problems does Emily help with?
She works with people dealing with anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, parenting strain, ADHD, and relationship or intimacy-related issues.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Sessions are collaborative and down-to-earth. She uses clear tools and teaches skills so clients can manage emotions and handle problems between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 19 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and community care.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT, licensed in Florida and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging as options for remote work.
How does billing and cost work?
Costs vary 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?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.

What this therapist works with

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Experience
19 years
Licensed
Florida
Languages
English

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