Emily

Emily Cox

Licensed Mental Health Counselor

“I empower clients to discover their strengths and form strong foundations for therapeutic work. Let’s be real here-therapy IS work. I focus on client-centered approaches. I am experienced in including creative and expressive arts techniques. I find that many people have what they need success within them.”

About Me

I believe real therapeutic work helps uncover the solutions already within you. Our client-centred sessions focus on building strong foundations for lasting change. We can explore feelings and insights through creative and expressive arts techniques. This offers new ways to understand yourself. My direct, collaborative approach suits those ready to actively engage in their growth, working together to discover your inherent strengths.

Approach

I guide sessions toward practical experiments that help you try small changes and learn from them, keeping therapy direct and hands-on. In my Asheville, North Carolina office, we move between focused dialogue, brief skills practice, and occasional art-based prompts that help children, adolescents, and adults name feelings and test new responses. Between meetings I suggest collaborative, doable tasks so momentum carries into daily life and we track what proves helpful. This way of working fits people ready to actively engage and create steady, manageable change.
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Basic Information

In-person

Services

Services Offered:

  • Psychotherapy

    In-depth therapeutic work that explores patterns in thoughts, emotions, and relationships to produce lasting psychological change.

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  • Adolescent Therapy

    Therapy designed for teenagers, using age-appropriate methods to address issues like anxiety, identity, peer pressure, and family conflict.

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  • Child / Adolescent Therapy

    Therapy for children and teenagers using age-appropriate methods, such as play, art, or adapted talk therapy, to address emotional and behavioural difficulties.

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Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Children

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Anxiety

    Persistent worry, nervousness, or fear that is disproportionate to the situation and interferes with daily functioning.

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  • Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

    Formal assessment of a child's psychological, cognitive, or emotional functioning to identify conditions and guide appropriate support.

  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

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Professional Title:

  • Licensed Mental Health Counselor

    A counselor licensed to provide mental health assessment, diagnosis, and treatment.

Credentials

Registrations

North Carolina Board of Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselors

Clinical Mental Health Counselors

Qualifications

Marymount University

Service Areas

Online from United States

In-person

Asheville, North Carolina

United States