About Emily
Emily Crowell is a licensed social worker who helps people facing relationship strain, family conflict, parenting challenges, and major life changes. She brings experience with divorce and separation, co-parenting, adoption and foster care, blended family issues, fertility concerns, and pregnancy and childbirth. Emily is licensed in Oregon as an LCSW and also holds a Washington LICSW credential.
Emily moved into clinical work after many years in family law where she worked as a mediator, custody evaluator, and parent coordinator.
Background and approach
That background shapes how she listens and asks questions. Sessions focus on practical steps, clearer communication, and realistic plans for daily life. Her style is straightforward and nonjudgmental.
She checks what matters to each person and helps set small, measurable goals. Conversations often include role practice, problem-solving, and ways to manage stress during transitions. Emily has been in independent practice since 2020 and has four years of clinical experience as an LCSW.
She describes the therapist role as a newer phase of her work and welcomes learning alongside clients as they try new approaches. People who choose Emily typically want help adjusting to changes, improving co-parenting, or sorting family arrangements after separation. Sessions aim to leave clients with clear next steps they can use between meetings.
Approaches for family transitions and online support
Emily draws on practical, evidence-based techniques that focus on communication and problem solving. One common approach teaches clearer communication skills - it helps people express needs, set boundaries, and practice conversations they expect to have with co-parents or partners. Another approach emphasizes structured problem solving - it breaks larger family issues into manageable steps and creates action plans to try between sessions. These methods are designed to reduce overwhelm and promote steady progress.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Emily will work with each person to identify priorities, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what feels helpful. The goal is to build skills that fit the client's life and goals rather than impose a single method.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility for people juggling parenting and work. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be shorter check-ins when bandwidth or time is limited. Live chat and text messaging let clients share updates, ask quick questions, or track small wins between scheduled meetings. These options make it easier to maintain momentum and fit support into a busy schedule.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Washington, Oregon
- Languages
- English