Emily Lape, LCSW, is a seasoned clinician with over 20 years of experience in private practice, university mental health, and inpatient settings. She finds her work deeply rewarding as it helps individuals develop a stronger sense of identity and self-worth, providing a safe environment to explore self-defeating behaviors and discover new coping tools. As a therapist, Emily is more interested in the unique individuals she works with than adhering to a particular theoretical orientation. She utilizes insight-oriented, psychodynamic, and relational frameworks while incorporating techniques from CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and yoga therapy. Emily has extensive experience treating anxiety, depression, relationship issues, family concerns, sexuality, academic underachievement, creative blocks, work dissatisfaction, eating disorders, OCD, grief, trauma, self-harm, and suicidal ideation. Her calm and thoughtful approach allows her to remain steady in challenging situations. Alongside a broad-based psychotherapy practice, she also specializes in eating disorders and group psychotherapy. Emily's style is characterized by active engagement, curiosity, and respect, working at a profound level while remaining practical and down-to-earth. Clients often describe her as warm, wise, and easy to talk to, appreciating her blend of challenge and support, as well as her honesty, sense of humor, and lack of judgment.