- LGBT concerns
- Trauma and abuse
- Self-esteem support
About Emily
Emily Stevenson is an Illinois psychologist (Psy.D) with nine years of clinical experience. She focuses on life purpose concerns and leaves room for each person to figure out what matters next. Her stated specialties include LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, coaching, and ADHD.
She works with individuals who feel stuck after career, relationship, or health changes. Emily uses straightforward conversations to map what feels most important. She helps people name priorities and sort through practical steps, or simply offers time to talk about the thoughts that keep returning.
Emily also describes work with identity questions around gender and sexuality. She supports people who are questioning, identifying, coping, or celebrating these parts of themselves. The profile notes attention to relational issues and family of origin concerns without claiming a family therapy role.
Her background mentions interests in Gender Studies, Energy Psychology, Sexuality, and Relational Psychology as influences on how she thinks about problems. She aims to shift perspective so that daily moments feel more manageable and meaningful.
Emily lists many additional focus areas including abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment issues, autism and Asperger Syndrome, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness and pain, co-morbidity, codependency, communication and control issues, divorce and separation, emptiness, and broader family problems. These areas appear alongside her core specialties and inform what she notices in sessions.
She spends time outside work on simple pleasures like shows, workouts, and noticing scenes that feel good. To begin, the site asks people to use the online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
How Emily translates evidence-based methods into online work
Emily notes influences from Relational Psychology, which centers on how relationships shape current feelings and patterns. Sessions using this approach look at how past and current relationships affect decisions about work, identity, and connection, and help identify small changes in how people relate to others. Her profile also references elements from Gender Studies and Sexuality work. This perspective brings attention to how identity, social context, and self-understanding shape life purpose and daily choices. Conversations may include concrete ways to explore identity questions or to cope with stigma and role changes. Finding the best approach is part of the work and is decided together. The therapist collaborates with each person to match methods to their needs, goals, and preferences rather than assuming one way is right for everyone. Practical benefits of working online with a licensed professional include fitting sessions into a busy week and reducing travel time so therapy can be more consistent. Online work can make it easier to schedule brief check-ins, allow people to meet from different locations within the same region, and help therapy integrate into daily routines. Confirm which session formats are offered before booking so arrangements match personal needs.Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with life purpose and direction issues and lists specialties including LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, coaching, and ADHD, plus many related focus areas.
How does she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She uses plain conversation to help people name priorities, sort practical next steps, and organize energy toward important areas of life.
What is her clinical background?
She has nine years of experience and identifies influences from Gender Studies, Energy Psychology, Sexuality, and Relational Psychology.
Is she a licensed clinician and where is she based?
She is an Illinois psychologist (Psy.D) and practices in Illinois.
Which languages are offered in sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and services use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Use 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, use the crisis numbers.