- Guilt and shame
- Attachment concerns
- Motivational interviewing
About Emily
Emily Mckillip is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in California with eight years of clinical experience. She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, LGBT concerns, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, and related issues such as guilt and shame. Emily offers practical, down-to-earth help for people carrying heavy feelings about themselves or their choices.
Her work focuses on what people do next rather than on labels. She uses straightforward conversations and exercises to address problems like abandonment, attachment struggles, communication breakdowns, and control issues. Emily also supports people facing substance use, impulsivity, isolation, and questions around identity and gender dysphoria.
Emily draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and somatic-informed methods to make sessions concrete and usable. That can include looking at thoughts and habits, practicing new ways to talk with others, and noticing how the body holds stress. She blends approaches such as cognitive behavioral ideas and motivational interviewing to match the situation.
She describes the work as collaborative and practical. Sessions are aimed at helping people manage symptoms, repair relationships, and find clearer direction about life purpose or forgiveness. Emily is direct but respectful, and she helps people try new ways of coping between sessions.
Sessions are provided in English from California. People who are interested in starting complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session through the site's online options. Costs vary by location and use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How therapeutic approaches guide online sessions
Emily blends evidence-based techniques and somatic-informed methods to address emotional pain and behavioral patterns. Cognitive behavioral ideas focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with small, practical experiments. This helps when worry, guilt, or avoidance are keeping someone stuck.Motivational interviewing is another approach she uses to support change. It centers on the person’s own reasons for change and builds momentum step by step, which is useful for substance use or when motivation feels mixed.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and the challenges they bring. That means adjusting techniques over time rather than using a single fixed plan.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy day, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and let people join from a location that reduces travel time. Therapists and licensed professionals can adapt exercises, worksheets, and somatic practices to the online setting so the work remains practical and focused on daily life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, LGBT concerns, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, and related areas such as guilt and shame.
How would she approach feelings of shame or guilt?
She uses evidence-based techniques and somatic-informed methods to make shame and guilt manageable through practical skills and mindful attention to bodily reactions.
What is her professional background?
She has eight years of clinical experience providing counseling across a range of mental health concerns and life stressors.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor in California.
Can I work with her if I live in another country?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.