- Trauma-informed care
- Focus on daily routines
- Support for parents
About Emily
Emily Magusiak is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Pennsylvania with over 10 years of experience. She helps people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting challenges, and the effects of trauma. Emily also supports those dealing with ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, sleep problems, and the strain that follows natural or human-caused disasters.
She works in a straightforward, strengths-based way that treats each person as the expert on their own life. Sessions focus on what matters most to the client and on practical steps to feel better. Emily emphasizes compassion and steady support while people face painful or sudden life changes.
Her background includes work with adults and children, and experience with developmental differences such as autism and Asperger syndrome. She also has experience around adoption and foster care, fertility issues and maternity loss, and caregiving stress. This range informs how she adapts conversations and strategies for each person.
Emily uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques and offers EMDR sessions as part of an active certification process, which some people choose when addressing trauma. Her aim is to help people notice strengths, reduce overwhelming symptoms, and build daily routines that improve sleeping, mood, and relationships.
People beginning with Emily fill out a brief matching questionnaire and then schedule based on her availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and she is able to work with international clients who need services in English.
How therapeutic approaches fit into online care
Emily practices with evidence-based techniques that focus on skills and real-life change. One approach she offers is trauma-focused processing through EMDR sessions during her certification process, which many people use to address painful memories and reduce intense emotional reactions. Another common strand is skills-based work that targets anxiety, mood, sleep, and daily routines by teaching concrete strategies people can try between sessions.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Emily will discuss goals, preferences, and the day-to-day challenges a person faces, then recommend techniques that match those needs. She adjusts methods over time so the work stays practical and relevant to what the person wants to improve.
If you want online therapy, confirm the exact session formats before booking since they are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, support shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also allow people to maintain continuity of care when life or location changes, while the therapist and client decide together what approach and session rhythm will help reach the client’s goals.
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Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Emily commonly help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, parenting strain, sleep problems, and coping with life changes including natural or human-caused disasters.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Emily uses a strengths-based, practical approach focused on small, manageable steps. Conversations emphasize the client’s goals and real-life routines that can improve mood and sleep.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has more than 10 years of professional experience and has worked with adults and children, including those with developmental differences and caregiving challenges.
What credentials and region are associated with this therapist?
She holds an LCSW credential and is licensed in Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English, and she does accept international clients.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current session options before booking so you know whether online or other formats are offered.
How are fees and payments handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin working with Emily?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.