Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
How Emily works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LISW
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Years in practice
- 18
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Emily
Emily Gallagher is a licensed independent social worker (LISW) based in Ohio. She brings 18 years of experience and a straightforward, calm approach. Emily focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, grief, and the stirrings of past trauma that affect daily life.
Emily listens first and helps people name what feels overwhelming. She uses clear tools and practical steps so conversations lead to change. Sessions are paced to each person’s needs and goals rather than a rigid agenda.
Background and approach
Her background includes long-term work supporting people through relationship strain, parenting challenges, and major life transitions. She has worked extensively with issues that follow trauma and with mood concerns such as depression and bipolar disorder. That experience shapes how she helps people reconnect with what matters to them.
Therapy draws from client-centered ideas and problem-focused methods. Emily often blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused techniques to help people notice patterns, try different responses, and build new habits. She also uses elements of Motivational Interviewing when someone needs help finding motivation to change.
Emily values practical plans and steady support. Sessions may include skill practice, communication coaching, or short-term goal setting. Her style is direct but compassionate, aimed at helping people manage strong feelings and move forward one step at a time.
What Emily works with
Everything Emily lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Emily's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches Emily lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Gottman Method
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Evidence-informed approaches for online care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on a respectful, listening-first relationship. The therapist follows the person’s lead, reflects understanding, and helps people discover their own solutions. This approach is helpful when someone needs a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk through stress or anger.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks down unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns into clear steps. It uses simple exercises and small experiments to test new ways of thinking and acting, which can help with anxiety, anger, and mood problems.
The Gottman Method is used to improve communication patterns and reduce repeated conflicts. It offers practical skills for clearer conversations and repairing tensions in relationships.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work together with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. That may mean trying one method for a few sessions and adjusting as needed.
Online sessions are offered by licensed professionals using video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, provide options when someone prefers not to use video, allow quick check-ins via messaging, and let people work on skills between live sessions.
Questions people ask about Emily
What concerns does Emily commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, relationship strain, parenting challenges, trauma and related issues listed in her specialties.
What is her general therapy style?
Emily uses a client-centered approach and combines it with practical methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy to set goals and try new skills.
How much experience does she have?
She has 18 years of clinical experience working with people on trauma, mood concerns, relationship issues, and life changes.
What are her credentials and location?
Emily holds an LISW credential and is licensed in Ohio as OH LISW.
Which languages are supported and can she work internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats does she use?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging depending on what fits the person.
How does cost and billing work?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.