Emily Schmid is a licensed professional counselor in Virginia with nine years of practical experience.
01About Emily
Emily Schmid is a licensed professional counselor in Virginia with nine years of practical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship trouble, parenting strain, low self-esteem, and life transitions. She also supports those facing pregnancy and postpartum challenges, grief, trauma and abuse, and intimacy or eating concerns.
Emily centers sessions on the person rather than on labels. She treats the client as the expert on their own life and builds on existing strengths.
Background and approach
Conversations are straightforward and focused on small, workable steps that feel doable between sessions. Her approach blends skills-based work with attention to emotions and attachment. Clients can expect a mix of learning coping strategies and talking through patterns that show up in relationships.
The aim is practical change that also honors personal history and meaning. Sessions often include concrete tools for managing anxiety and mood, plus paced conversations about relationships and parenting. Emily pays special attention to transitions like becoming a parent, fertility and adoption concerns, and caregiver stress.
She encourages self-compassion and clearer communication in everyday life. Emily offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. She works in English and practices in Virginia as an LPC.
If someone wants to begin, she asks them to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a time to meet.
02Credentials
- LPC (Virginia)
- License 0701008849 · expires June 2026
- NPI
- 1679108336 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Emily lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Self esteem
- Adoption and foster care
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Fertility issues
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Methods Emily names
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
These are the methods Emily names on their own professional profile. Naming an approach is not evidence of training or certification in it, and this directory checks no training records. Ask directly if it matters to you.
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04Online support
Blending relational and skills-based approaches for online care
Attachment-based work focuses on how early and current relationships shape feelings and behavior. It helps people notice patterns in closeness, trust, and reactions to stress so they can try different ways of connecting and relating in daily life.Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and building on each person's strengths. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects what is happening, and helps people find clearer choices that match their values and goals.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will collaborate with the client to choose methods that match their goals, comfort level, and the problems they want to solve. That exploration can happen during early sessions and adjust as needs change.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different rhythms of life. Video is helpful for in-depth conversations and seeing reactions, while phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited or when a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for quick check-ins, homework support, and ongoing skill practice between sessions. These options make it easier to access therapy around work, childcare, or other responsibilities.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Emily help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting challenges, depression, grief, trauma and intimacy issues, as well as self-esteem and eating concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and down-to-earth. Sessions combine skills practice with calm, focused conversations about feelings and relationship patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has nine years of professional work experience supporting people through mood concerns, life transitions, and parenting-related stress.
What credentials and region are listed?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, listed as LPC, and practices in Virginia.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with Emily?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.
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