Emily Hand, LPC

Emily Hand is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Tennessee. She helps people facing addiction concerns as well as stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and changes in life. Her style is compassionate and nonjudgmental, and she aims to meet each person where they are in their journey.

Emily draws on methods that include Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and grief work. She keeps sessions curious and interactive, adjusting conversation and techniques to what a person needs in the moment. She avoids stigmatizing labels and focuses on practical steps people can try between meetings.

Many clients bring trauma or abuse histories, and Emily has spent considerable time working with those experiences. She believes the brain can heal and that people can reconnect with strength and purpose. That belief guides how she plans treatment and sets goals with each person.

Sessions emphasize collaboration. Emily listens first, then helps people build skills for managing emotions, sleep, anger, and intrusive memories. She also supports those coping with addiction behaviors and patterns that interfere with daily life.

Her approach balances present-day strategies with processing difficult experiences when it fits the client’s goals. Conversations include practical tools, mindfulness exercises, and, when appropriate, targeted EMDR work to address traumatic memories. The plan is always tailored to the individual and their pace.

How Emily blends evidence-based approaches for online work

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice unhelpful thoughts without getting ruled by them and focus on actions that match their values. ACT can be useful for managing anxiety, depression, and motivation during recovery from addictive behaviors.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a method that targets distress tied to traumatic memories so those memories feel less overwhelming. When used carefully, it can help people who have trauma or abuse histories reduce strong emotional reactions tied to past events.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with each person to pick techniques that fit their goals, needs, and comfort. That might mean combining ACT skills, cognitive behavioral exercises, mindfulness practice, or targeted EMDR depending on progress and preference.

Confirm the specific online session options before booking, since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life by removing travel time and allowing sessions during a lunch break or between errands. It can also let people use brief check-ins or longer sessions depending on what fits their schedule and energy level.