Emily Spain

Emily Spain, MS, LCMHCA (pre-licensed)

Background

Emily (she/they/he) is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor Associate (LCMHCA) and a Therapist in CAS’ Psychotherapy Fellowship Program, training to become a specialist in the field of eating disorders. Emily received their Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Carleton College and their Master of Science in Counseling from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Between undergrad and graduate school, Emily worked with teens at a residential treatment center for eating disorders. They have experience and enjoy working with adolescents and adults of all ages experiencing eating disorders and disordered eating, emotional dysregulation, anxiety, trauma, and life transitions. Emily is also passionate about working with Queer, trans, and gender-diverse adolescents and adults. 

Philosophy

Emily’s perspective on counseling stems from their belief that the best way to steward mental health is to address the systems that oppress people and work towards a world where people feel valued, respected, and autonomous. Thus, Emily’s approach includes anti-racism, anti-fatphobia, and anti-ableism. In practice, Emily employs a person-centered approach, collaborating with you to foster an environment for growth and healing to happen. Depending on your individual needs, therapeutic approaches will vary and may include Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Trauma-Focused Dialectical Behavior Therapy (TF-DBT), Brainspotting, mindfulness, and narrative therapy.

Emily strives to foster an environment where clients feel safe to explore mental healing, process their current and past reality, and grow towards a better understanding of themselves.

Joy

Emily finds joy in being in nature, reading, creating poetry and collages, and spending time with loved ones.