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Online therapist

Emma Henderschedt

Family-focused social worker for parents

Credentials
LCSW
Experience
3 years
Licensed in
Connecticut
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Emma

Emma Henderschedt is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on stress, anxiety, parenting, and family concerns. She works with issues like trauma and abuse, self-esteem, relationship strain, anger, career stress, and coping with life changes. Parents and caregivers will find straightforward guidance and practical strategies to try between sessions.

Emma uses evidence-based methods to help people manage symptoms and improve daily functioning. She blends approaches such as attachment-focused work, cognitive behavioral techniques, EMDR for trauma, mindfulness practices, and motivational interviewing.

Background and approach

Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented, with clear steps to practice at home. Her training includes a post-graduate fellowship at the Yale Child Study Center where she worked with children and adolescents and learned multiple therapeutic models. Emma brings three years of clinical experience as a licensed social worker.

In sessions she focuses on understanding relationship patterns and strengthening caregiver-child connections when needed. She also addresses practical problems like behavior challenges, blended family issues, divorce and separation, and adoption or foster care concerns. Treatment plans are adapted to each person’s situation.

Emma provides care in English and sees clients located in Connecticut. She offers a mix of session formats to fit busy family schedules. If a family wants to explore therapy, she helps clarify steps and plans that feel manageable.

Approaches that fit family life and online care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on relationships and patterns between caregivers and children. It looks at how early connections affect everyday interactions and helps people build safer, more predictable responses in family life. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. It teaches simple skills to test unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors for anxiety, mood concerns, and stress. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is a trauma-focused approach that helps reduce the emotional charge of distressing memories. It can be useful when past events continue to affect day-to-day functioning. Choosing the right approach is a team effort. The therapist will work with the client or family to identify goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust the plan as needed. That collaborative process helps match techniques to what actually helps in daily life. Online therapy makes these approaches more accessible for busy families. Emma provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so parents and caregivers can fit sessions around school, work, and appointments. These options support consistent care and let people practice skills in the settings where they live and raise kids.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

EMDR

A structured protocol used with distressing memories, pairing recall with guided attention tasks. Some therapists adapt it for video sessions; whether that fits is worth asking about directly.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Emma address?
She supports stress, anxiety, parenting and family challenges plus trauma, self-esteem, relationship strain, anger, career issues, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Emma uses a conversational, goal-focused approach. She emphasizes concrete skills families can practice between sessions.
What is her background working with children and teens?
She completed a post-graduate fellowship at the Yale Child Study Center where she trained in multiple therapy models for young people.
What credentials and region should I know about?
Emma is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW with license number CT LCSW 13158 and practices in Connecticut.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats does she provide?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different family needs.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.

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