Emily has a wide range of  direct care experience in both clinical and case management settings such as homeless shelters, group homes, hospitals, and outpatient psychiatric units. She currently works full-time at Arbour Counseling Services’ Psychiatric Partial Hospitalization Program as a clinician leading group therapy involving emotional processing, psychoeducation, coping skill development, and recovery from addictive behaviors.

Recently, Emily completed her clinical placement at the Justice Resource Institute’s Trauma Response Team, where she worked closely with victims and perpetrators of community violence. There, Emily provided mental health care to those in the community experiencing acute trauma immediately following the loss of a loved one to violence, or who had experienced a violent attack themselves. Emily also provided psychological support to community members at funerals, vigils, and memorial services.

Emily earned her Master of Education from Cambridge College in Clinical Psychology, specializing in the study of trauma and trauma-related disorders in spring of 2022. She graduated from Lesley University with a Bachelor of Science in Clinical Psychology, --specializing in complementary, integrative, alternative and holistic medicines and therapies-- in spring of 2013. In addition, Emily is currently assisting in research development with the Justice Resource Institute’s Trauma Center under the supervision of Dr. Katherine McCarthy studying the effect of COVID-19 on clinicians’ levels of stress and burnout.