Emily Randall

I respond to everyone who makes an inquiry.

College and grad school can be incredibly stressful in the best of circumstances, and there is always something... extra. :) I see lots of students and have helped them find peace with social or academic pressure, present or past family problems and new or re-surfacing mental health issues. I am low-key and easy to talk to, with a dry sense of humor. I will quickly understand and help with the issue you want to address, not tell you what I think you should change. I want you to be able to talk about what really matters, feel understood and seen, and become the person you want to be.

Over my 25 years in the field I have worked with a wide diversity of people. Not much surprises me, and I’m very nonjudgmental. I have worked to understand racism and oppression, and poverty, and violence, and am also aware I still have a lot to learn.

My clinical social work education was in traditional psychodynamic therapy with a strong social justice awareness. I have worked in multicultural and multilingual settings most of my career. I have certificates in the treatment of trauma and also in psychoanalytic studies. I am now training in Internal Family Systems (IFS) and like how non-judgmental it is. My approach is eclectic, and has evolved over the years to be flexible and practical, tuning in to what will be helpful and effective for you.

I like to work with young adults, parents, and students, and here are some areas in which I’ve helped people:

-Childhood experiences that bother people or create difficulties
-Anxiety
-Young adulthood/ leaving home adjustment
-Immigrant/ first generation acculturation, and adjustment to college
-Substance use questions or problems, including historical family issues
-Relationships and sexuality, including non-traditional situations
-Grief, even about secrets
-LGBTQIA+ concerns and family issues
-Workplace challenges
-Parenting, adjustment to becoming a parent
-Depression

Our first couple meetings would focus on whether what I have to offer is a good fit for you. I can work in a solution-focused way for just a few meetings, or longer-term.

I wish you the best!