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Emily Hoelscher

LPC

Compassionate counselor focusing on relationships and eating issues

  • Strengths focused
  • Practical coping skills
  • Relationship support

About Emily

Emily Hoelscher is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas who helps people facing relationship struggles, eating and food-related issues, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting concerns, and stress. She works with people dealing with trauma, anger, intimacy questions, career transitions, and compassion fatigue. Emily emphasizes an approachable and supportive tone so people feel heard from the start.

She focuses on building a trusting relationship first. That means listening closely and responding with empathy. Sessions aim to identify a person’s strengths and practical coping skills. Emily encourages realistic goals and small steps that fit daily life.

Her work mixes attachment-based ideas with client-centered care and cognitive behavioral techniques. She also uses solution-focused tools to help people move toward specific changes. The goal is to pair what feels most helpful with clear strategies you can use between sessions.

Emily has about 20 years of experience in counseling. She has worked with adults, adolescents, and children in individual and group settings. Her background also includes time supporting couples and family concerns while helping individuals with adoption, attachment, blended family, and caregiver stress issues.

People who meet with Emily can expect a calm, respectful approach that looks for practical strengths. She helps clients develop skills and confidence to manage life’s challenges. To begin, potential clients can follow the site’s process to match and schedule a session.

How Emily’s approaches translate to online care

Emily draws on attachment-based thinking and cognitive behavioral therapy to guide her work. Attachment-based approaches focus on patterns in close relationships and help people understand how early and current bonds shape feelings and behavior. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful patterns.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Emily will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. Together they set clear, achievable steps and adjust the plan as needs change.

Because the therapist's session formats are not listed here, confirm current online options before booking. Many people find that remote sessions help fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Others prefer longer blocks for deeper conversations. Discussing session length and timing during the initial match helps align sessions with daily routines and goals.

License and NPI

LPC Texas · No. 60030
NPI1134274293

As shown on the therapist's profile. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsGriefParenting issuesSelf esteem

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexual assault and abuseSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Solution-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Credentials

Texas

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Emily commonly address?

She supports people with relationship difficulties, eating and food-related issues, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting stress, trauma and abuse, and related challenges.

What is her general therapy style?

Her approach is warm and supportive, centered on building trust and listening closely. She focuses on identifying strengths and using practical strategies that fit day-to-day life.

How much experience does she have?

Emily has around 20 years of experience working in counseling settings with individuals, adolescents, children, groups, and in situations involving couples and family concerns.

What credentials does she hold and where is she located?

She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, licensed in Texas and practices from that state.

Which languages are offered for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can people outside the United States work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

How are costs and scheduling handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing is provided during the signup and scheduling process.

What steps do I take to start therapy?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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