Psychotherapy for teens and adults
Helping you heal and find freedom that resonates with every aspect of your life
San Francisco Bay Area - Virtual & In Person
Gain insight, understanding, and breakthrough to healing.
Go beyond symptom management with root cause exploration.
Support and guidance to reach helpful new perspectives.
From perspective to resilience
Depth-oriented psychotherapy is a therapeutic approach that goes beyond managing the symptoms you may be feeling in the moment—stress, anxiety, fear, or sadness.
The focus is to explore and uncover the underlying beliefs, emotions, memories, and patterns of behavior that may be contributing to current struggles or challenges in the present.
Going deeper, and bringing these aspects into full awareness can lead to healing, personal growth, and a better understanding of ourselves, our relationships, and the world around us.
My goal is to help adults and teens achieve profound and lasting change by opening them up to new perspectives so they can build a more resilient and joyful life.
Depth-oriented psychotherapy can explore:
Whole circumstances and life
Relationships with others and oneself
Impacts of the greater social context
Family dynamics
Childhood experiences
Recent events and life transitions
Current symptoms and feelings
Current perspective on how one approaches the world
Behaviors, thoughts, and feelings related to eating disorders
Cultivate a new perspective
Live a more resilient and satisfying life
Depth-Oriented Psychotherapy Services
English & Spanish speaking
I’m available to meet in person in San Francisco and Oakland, and virtually throughout California.
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Individual Therapy
Whether you're a teen, young adult, or adult facing personal challenges, seeking personal growth, or simply in need of a supportive outlet, individual therapy can help you gain insight, develop strategies, and work towards positive change.
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Family or Caregiver Support
Parents, guardians, or caregivers are a vital source of support in their child's healing process. Together, we will work as a team to foster a nurturing and empowering environment that helps your teenager and your family navigate these challenges, strengthen connections, and promote supportive relationships.
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Eating Disorders
Therapy can help overcome and manage eating disorders by addressing a wide range of issues, including food restriction, binging, purging, exercise, laxative use, fear of eating in public, fear of choking or vomiting, chronic dieting, and obsessive thoughts about food and body. I also collaborate with the family system and other providers to provide optimal support, ensuring a comprehensive and holistic approach to healing and recovery.
Paving the way for a brighter and healthier future
I’m Emily Semow, PsyD, CEDS (she/her)
For over a decade, I’ve been helping teens, adults, and families cultivate a new perspective, connect with who they are, and live a more joyful life.
As a clinical psychologist with extensive experience using depth-oriented psychotherapy, I strive to make our process feel useful and helpful. In addition to listening, I often share observations and key takeaways that provide concrete steps for growth and healing.
My therapeutic approach is rooted in contemporary research and culturally sensitive psychodynamic theory, focused on each person’s unique strengths and struggles. I integrate various therapy modalities and techniques, such as CBT, DBT, FBT, and neurobiological research, to create a comprehensive treatment experience.
My work is strongly informed by cultural humility, meaning that I respect and honor my clients’ diverse identities, understanding that they are the experts on their cultures and experiences. I welcome diverse people, including but not limited to all ethnicities, gender identities, sexual orientations, body sizes and shapes, nationalities, socio-economic levels, and religions.
I am ready to engage in this meaningful journey and honored to support the growth in confidence and resilience that emerges from our collaboration.
Everyone deserves an opportunity to cultivate a new perspective, connect with who they are, and live a more resilient and satisfying life.
How To Get Started
Step 1
Schedule a consultation
Contact me by email or phone to schedule a free 20-minute consultation to talk about how I can help and answer your questions.
Step 2
Together, we’ll create a plan
With compassion and curiosity, we’ll discuss the next steps and create a clear path forward for root cause exploration and healing.
Step 3
Cultivate perspective and enjoy life
We’ll work together to develop positive shifts in perspective and behaviors aligned with your unique needs and goals.
