Emily Tarantola, MD, LCPC - Therapist in Maryland

About Emily

Emily Tarantola is a licensed clinician with 15 years of experience helping families and parents manage common life stressors. She works with people facing anxiety, depression, anger, parenting challenges, and relationship or family problems. Her plain goal is to help clients find practical steps they can use at home and with their children.

Emily uses clear, straightforward methods in sessions. She listens first and then helps set small, achievable goals.

Background and approach

She uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on client-centered and solution-focused ideas to keep work grounded in each family's real life. In practice, sessions often focus on improving communication, coping with change, and managing caregiver stress or isolation.

Emily pays attention to mood issues, seasonal mood changes, and young adult concerns as they affect family dynamics. She also supports people dealing with trauma, grief, and issues related to identity, including LGBT concerns. Sessions usually move at the client’s pace.

Together they set clear, practical goals and simple steps to try between meetings. Emily explains techniques in everyday language so parents can use them right away. She is licensed as an LCPC and holds an MD.

She practices in Maryland and conducts therapy in English. Her approach is collaborative and focused on real change that fits each family's life.

Approaches and online options for family-focused care

Client-centered work means Emily centers sessions on each family's priorities and current needs, listening carefully and adjusting pace to what feels manageable. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, involves identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to improve mood and parenting responses. Mindfulness practices help people notice stress and respond more calmly to upsetting moments, which can be useful for anxiety, anger, and caregiving strain.

Choosing the right approach is part of the process. Emily collaborates with clients to find which methods fit their goals and daily life. That might mean mixing CBT exercises with solution-focused goal-setting or using brief trauma-focused techniques when past events affect present family functioning.

Online sessions let families access therapy without long drives or scheduling large blocks of time. Video calls give face-to-face contact, phone sessions offer convenience, and live chat or text-based messaging can support short check-ins and goal tracking between appointments. These options aim to make it easier to practice new skills at home and keep therapy consistent with busy family schedules.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?

Emily works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, parenting challenges, family and relationship problems, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, LGBT issues, and related concerns like caregiver stress and isolation.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She takes a listening-first, practical approach that blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral therapy and solution-focused techniques to set small, usable goals.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 15 years of experience working with adults, adolescents, children, and families from a range of backgrounds.

What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?

She is listed with credentials MD and Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor - LCPC with licence number MD LCPC LC4091 and practices in Maryland.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.

How are fees and payment handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with this therapist?

Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

Stress, Anxiety
Anger management
Self esteem

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience: 15 years
Licensed: Maryland
Languages: English

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