About Emma
Emma Henderschedt is a licensed clinical social worker in Connecticut who focuses on stress and anxiety among other concerns. She offers calm, practical support for people coping with panic, mood changes, trauma, and relationship strain. Emma uses clear, direct conversation to help clients find steps they can try between sessions.
She works in English and uses video, phone, chat, or text to connect with people on their schedule. Emma draws on several therapy styles to meet each person's needs.
Background and approach
She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships shape current reactions. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and practice new responses. For trauma and abuse, she integrates EMDR-informed approaches alongside mindfulness work to help manage strong memories and physical responses.
Her background includes a post-graduate fellowship at a child study center where she worked with a wide range of mental health concerns. Emma has three years of professional experience as a clinician and holds the credential LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker. She brings that clinical experience into sessions alongside practical tools clients can use right away.
Emma aims for a collaborative style. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. She helps people set small, achievable steps and checks in on progress over time.
To start, a short matching questionnaire and scheduling step are used to begin care. Sessions are delivered through multiple online formats to fit different life demands.
How Emma uses therapeutic methods online
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships influence current reactions. It helps people understand patterns in trust, closeness, and conflict so they can try different ways of relating. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and practicing new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, panic, and mood problems because it breaks down problems into small, manageable steps.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Emma will talk through options and collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and lifestyle. That collaborative planning helps shape session content and homework between meetings.
Online therapy with Emma uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video works well for longer sessions and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can reduce bandwidth needs and feel simpler to join. Live chat or text messaging are good for shorter check-ins, quick coaching, or when writing out thoughts feels easier. These options let people fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 3 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English
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