- Stress and anxiety
- Parenting and fertility
- Trauma and grief
About Emily
Emily Magusiak is a Pennsylvania-licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with more than 10 years of professional experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. She also focuses on fertility and maternity loss concerns and related family issues.
Her approach treats the client as the expert on their own story. Sessions focus on identifying strengths and practical steps that help manage intense emotions and everyday responsibilities. She offers concrete tools for managing anger, improving communication, and stabilizing mood when needed.
Emily has experience supporting adults and children with intellectual and developmental differences. She also works with those dealing with adoption and foster care questions, attachment issues, body image and caregiver stress. Her work includes addressing complex topics like infidelity, divorce and separation, and forgiveness in recovery from hurt.
She has particular experience with infertility and maternity loss, and with people affected by trauma, including natural or human-caused disaster. The therapist also has training in eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) and is working toward EMDR certification; she offers EMDR sessions to people who wish to be part of that certification process.
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients. Practical concerns such as scheduling, costs tied to location, and the subscription-based payment option are discussed during the intake and matching steps.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Emily uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address trauma and mood concerns. One approach she uses is eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, or EMDR, which helps reduce the intensity of traumatic memories by pairing guided processing with focused attention. She offers EMDR sessions to clients interested in participating as she progresses toward certification.She also uses structured, skills-based methods to manage anxiety, depression, and attention-related challenges. These methods teach concrete techniques for coping with overwhelming feelings, improving sleep, and organizing daily life so that progress is easier to measure.
Choosing the right therapeutic approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with clients to identify what fits their needs, goals, and preferences rather than prescribing one fixed method. That collaborative process helps determine whether EMDR or skills-based work is most useful at a given time.
Confirm the specific session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, shorten commute time, allow a quieter check-in during a break, or avoid being on camera when less visual contact is helpful. Licensed professionals tailor pacing and content so therapy can fit everyday life without promising a particular outcome.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she work with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma and abuse, grief, sleep problems, parenting and relationship concerns, and coping with life changes among other issues.
How does she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She treats each person as the expert in their story and focuses on strengths and practical steps. Work in sessions emphasizes tools for emotion management and clearer decision making.
What is her professional experience?
She has more than 10 years of professional experience working across mental health and trauma-related concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Pennsylvania licensed clinical social worker, credentialed as LCSW, and practices from Pennsylvania.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Session formats are not detailed in the biography; confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions will be conducted.
How are fees structured?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session after matching.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.