Emily Brunsten

Emily Brunsten is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker located in New York City who sees clients both virtually and in-person in Ridgewood, Queens. Emily’s clients are young adults and adults, with limited availability for teenagers and families. She has years of experience supporting clients with a wide array of concerns, histories, and identities. She also has specific expertise in supporting queer and trans-identified clients, as well as young adults navigating the process of acclimating to our challenging world.

Emily believes that psychotherapy is both a process and a relationship, in which healing unfolds as a result of the connection between client and therapist. Emily encourages clients to hold compassion for and curiosity about themselves as they endeavor to discover more about their inner worlds. Emily practices psychodynamic psychotherapy, Internal Family Systems Therapy (IFS), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) to offer clients a comprehensive approach to addressing the challenges in their lives, as well as past trauma that might be keeping them stuck. She believes there is no "one-size-fits-all" approach to therapy, and is able to incorporate skills and techniques based in cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT) when they fit a client's needs.

Emily holds a degree in social work from the Silberman School of Social Work at Hunter College. She received post-graduate certification in psychodynamic and relational psychotherapy through the National Institute for the Psychotherapies. Additionally, she has completed EMDR training parts 1 and 2, and is currently training in Attachment-Focused EMDR through the Parnell Institute.