Phone: 267.225.3661
Email: emlen.smith.therapy@gmail.com
Emlen Smith (he/him)
Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist
Specialities
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I help clients understand and address the impact of their professional lives on their mental and emotional well-being.
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I work with couples, families, and individuals to improve communication and shift harmful patterns in relationships.
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I support clients in understanding the impact of major life changes on their understanding of themselves.
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I help young clients navigate the challenges of rapidly-changing relationships and responsibilities.
Therapeutic Approach
I work with clients to identify and pursue unique personal goals, helping them to define their own criteria for successful therapeutic work.
As a systemic therapist, I focus on the resources and challenges emerging from each client's network of relationships, finding ways to improve communication and break out of established, harmful patterns of interaction. I use a range of approaches in my therapy, always centered on listening to my clients and building on the understanding and self-knowledge they bring with them.
I regularly work with teenagers and young adults managing the transition to increased independence; adults of all ages managing stresses related to work, relationships, and expectations for the future; and couples and families struggling to manage conflict and achieve fuller communication. I also use Child-Centered Play Therapy and other methods to help younger children explore and understand their emotional lives.
About Me
I hold a master’s degree in Marriage and Family Therapy from Thomas Jefferson University, and I have worked with individuals, couples, and families of a wide range of ages and backgrounds.
Before entering on a career as a therapist, I worked in such varied fields as academia, early childhood education, translation, and union organizing, and I bring all of my diverse experience to bear in supporting my clients.