Elizabeth Emen, LMHC (NY), LCPC (MD), LPC (VA)

Welcome! I’m a licensed professional counselor and I received my masters training and degree from Johns Hopkins University. I have been working with children, teens, adults, and families as a therapist for over thirteen years in a variety of settings-non-profits, community mental health, and private practice.

As a therapist, I value humanizing others through bringing attention to the identities and lived experiences of my client’s - including acknowledging my own identity experiences and how they may limit or support in our work together. I strive to empower my clients by centering their perspectives, cultures and families- I aim to distance from problematic power dynamics historically embedded in therapy and mental health systems. I commit to transparency and autonomy for my client’s, as well as advocacy and ongoing efforts to transform harmful systems that continue to oppress.

I offer therapeutic support and skill to humanize and connect-despite the exhausting and stress inducing impact of truly paying attention to the world around us, including global and communal injuries, experiences of disconnection and exclusion, isolation, and the protectedness that others people. I support through life’s challenges, transitions, injustices, and heartaches. I partner with you to optimize your emotional wellness and the ability to live your life fully.

I also bring intentional support to the process of identity exploration and expression, including attending to experiences related to culture/race, gender and sexuality, spirituality, neurodivergence, as well as family and community membership and belonging experiences.