About Emily
Emily Tarantola, MD, LCPC, helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety. She makes space for practical steps and calm conversation. Her style is straightforward and warm, aimed at helping people feel heard and find tools that fit their life.
She draws from client-centered methods to focus on each person’s unique needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. Mindfulness techniques help slow down racing thoughts and manage strong emotions.
Background and approach
Emily has 15 years of experience working with concerns such as depression, anger, ADHD, trauma and abuse, and grief. She also supports those dealing with parenting strain, caregiver stress, isolation and seasonal mood changes. Her work includes attention to self-esteem, communication problems, career questions, and young adult issues.
Sessions aim to set clear, realistic goals together. Emily encourages small steps that build confidence over time. She emphasizes a steady therapeutic relationship as the basis for progress.
Emily practices in Maryland and offers sessions by video, phone, live chat, and text messaging. People can expect a practical, compassionate approach that focuses on daily coping and gradual change.
How Emily’s Approaches Work Online
Emily commonly blends Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online sessions. Client-Centered Therapy means the conversation centers on the person’s experience and priorities, so the therapist follows the client’s lead and responds with empathy. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to see what helps reduce anxiety or low mood.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Emily will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they set short-term goals and try practical strategies, adjusting the plan as progress is made.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for a full conversation and visual cues, phone can be a good option when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for quicker check-ins, and messaging supports brief updates or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and different routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Anger management
- Self esteem
Also listed
- ADHD
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Grief
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Trauma and abuse
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Maryland
- Languages
- English
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