Emily Hand, LPC

Emily Hand is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Tennessee. She focuses on stress and anxiety along with a range of concerns including addictions, trauma, grief, and relationship struggles. Her style is warm and nonjudgmental and she aims to help people notice their strengths and make small, manageable changes.

Clients can expect a curious and interactive approach. Sessions are conversational and tailored to the person in front of her. She combines practical strategies with reflective work to help people reduce distress and build skills for daily life.

Emily brings four years of counseling experience to her practice. Much of that time included work with substance and behavioral addiction concerns and with people who have experienced physical trauma or emotional abuse. She also has experience helping with depression, parenting questions, sleep problems, anger, and ADHD-related challenges.

Her methods draw on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Attachment-Based Therapy, client-centered techniques, and mindfulness practices. She adapts these tools to each person’s needs rather than using a single fixed plan.

Emily emphasizes collaboration and respect in sessions. She aims to help people notice patterns, practice new ways of responding, and build toward a more stable daily rhythm. The process is paced to the person’s comfort and practical goals.

How Emily’s Methods Work Online

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice what matters most and take small steps toward those values while learning to live with uncomfortable thoughts. It is often used for stress, anxiety, and times when worry gets in the way of daily life.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments. It provides clear strategies to change behaviors, improve sleep and manage anger or low mood.

EMDR targets distress tied to traumatic memories by using guided bilateral stimulation alongside focused recalling. It is used to reduce the emotional charge of traumatic events and can be helpful for people who have a history of physical or emotional trauma.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels comfortable, then tailor techniques from these approaches. That collaboration helps shape a plan that fits each person’s needs rather than applying a single method.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are offered. Online therapy can make fitting sessions into a busy life easier by cutting travel time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and making it simpler to schedule around work or childcare. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and EMDR techniques to remote sessions to help people practice skills between meetings and track progress over time.