Emily Vierra

Emily Vierra is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist practicing in California. She brings 13 years of clinical experience supporting individuals, couples, and families through a wide range of difficulties, and she values the courage it takes to reach out for help.

Emily works with people across the lifespan, from very young children to older adults. She currently provides outpatient services to foster children ages 0-18 and collaborates with their parents, foster parents, and other family members. She also maintains a private practice working with children and adults who have been victims of crime, including sexual and physical abuse, domestic violence, and the loss of a loved one.

Her background includes work in a hospice clinic, an outpatient setting serving individuals, couples, and families facing everyday stressors, and a clinic for at-risk children showing behavioral challenges at home and in school. These roles have given her extensive experience addressing depression, anxiety, stress, suicidal and homicidal ideation, PTSD, trauma and abuse, relationship difficulties, family conflict, parent-child issues, adjustment disorders, anger management, at-risk behaviors, conduct disorders, and self-esteem concerns.

Emily uses an eclectic, tailored approach to treatment and selects methods to fit each client’s needs and goals. She draws from Cognitive-Behavioral, Solution-Focused, Family Systems, Humanistic, and Client-Centered frameworks to inform her work. She is licensed to practice as a Marriage and Family Therapist in California (LMFT license CA LMFT 50354).

Emily checks and responds to messages several times a day and strives to accommodate varied schedules, including evenings and weekends. She approaches therapy with respect, compassion, and empathy, and she aims to provide a safe, nonjudgmental space for open conversation.