Emily Stern, MHC-LP, is a psychotherapist certified in Advanced Grief Counseling, DBT skills training, and Fear of Cancer Recurrence Therapy. Emily follows a person-centered and humanistic therapy to focus on human potential. This approach focuses on helping the whole person’s ability to overcome difficulties through personal growth that leads to positive change. Emily works with individuals 18+ and specializes in grief and loss, depression, anxiety, life transitions and adjustment, and chronic illness. Emily’s approach is non-judgmental, supportive, validating, and warm. She commonly uses elements of CBT, DBT, breathing exercises, narrative therapy and mindfulness-based techniques. As a humanistic and collaborative therapist, each session is guided by you and your present concerns, as she believes that each person is the expert of their own life.