Emily Gibbs, MA LAMFT
Licensed Associate Marriage & Family Therapist
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Emily (she/her) is passionate about working with couples at different stages of their parenting journey. This may include people who are wanting to improve communication before baby arrives; transitioning to parenthood and adjusting to the relational changes this can bring; or are in the thick of it with parenting and need to come together with the support of a therapist to strengthen their teamwork as co-parents.
Emily’s approach to therapy is collaborative, trauma informed, and rooted within a systems and attachment-based perspective. Her therapy style is adaptive and intuitive to fit the varying needs of clients. Emily enjoys incorporating mindfulness practices in session, along with laughter and playfulness.
Emily provides therapy with couples and families.
Location: Emily sees clients via telehealth.
Education:
MA in Marriage, Couple and Family Therapy from Lewis & Clark Graduate School in Portland, OR.
BS in Family Social Science from UMN Twin-Cities.
Advanced Training/Certification:
PMH-C Certificate Trainings: PSI Advanced Perinatal Mental Health Training and Seleni Institute Maternal Mental Health Intensive
Trained in EMDR with a perinatal-focus through Touchstone Institute
EFT Externship through Minnesota Center for Emotionally Focused Therapy (MNCEFT)
“Bringing Baby Home Educator”: an educational program for pregnant couples and families with children up to three years of age. It was designed and created by, Drs. John and Julie Gottman. The goal of the program is to improve the quality of life for babies and children by strengthening the parental relationship.
License: MN LAMFT #4394
Emily is a Licensed Associate Marriage and Family Therapist (LAMFT) in the state of Minnesota, and under the supervision of Dr. Steven Harris, LMFT (2233) & Crystal Clancy, LMFT, PMH-C (1592), while she pursues full licensure.
Specialties:
Perinatal Mental Health
Parenting
Life Transitions
Identity Development
Grief & Loss
Trauma
Modalities:
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy (EFT)
Internal Family Systems (IFS)
Narrative Therapy
Experiential Therapies
Mindfulness
What are your interests outside of work? When I’m nurturing my own well-being, I can be found spending time gardening (depending on the time of year, of course!), crafting, exploring the North Shore with my family, and learning anything I can about parenting my two kiddos.
Oh, and coffee.
That first cup of coffee in the morning is something I always look forward to, and there is nothing sweeter in my family of origin than bringing a cup of coffee to someone before they get out of bed.
Do you have any pets? Yes, we have a rescue dog named Gage (age 7) who is part English Bulldog and Staffordshire Terrier. He is a character and goes by many names - Meatball, Mr. Mush, and Mush Master.
What book have you read more than once? Outside of the Harry Potter audiobooks, I really haven’t! There are so many great books to read and not enough time - I tend to have a pile going next to my bed.
