Emily Pinto , LICSW

Emily Pinto is a licensed social worker and clinician who provides compassionate, evidence-informed support to people facing a wide range of life challenges. As a LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, she brings clinical training and practical experience to her work, combining sensitivity with a problem-solving focus to help clients find clearer direction. Emily currently works as a middle school counselor during school-day hours, and she has also provided outpatient therapy to clients across the lifespan, from preschool age through older adulthood.

She works with concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, depression, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, parenting challenges, grief, self-esteem and identity matters, ADHD, career stress, anger, intimacy-related issues, and compassion fatigue. Emily approaches each person with respect and seeks to understand their unique context before tailoring an approach that meets their needs.

People often come to therapy feeling lost, overwhelmed, or stuck; Emily’s role is to support them through those times and to assist in building practical skills, insight, and coping strategies that align with each person’s goals for feeling better and moving forward.

Evidence-Based Approaches and Online Support

Emily uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques delivered in a respectful, goal-oriented manner. One common approach is structured skills-based work, which focuses on building practical coping strategies and problem-solving skills to reduce stress and manage symptoms of anxiety, depression, and mood concerns. Another is trauma-informed care, which emphasizes safety, pacing, and understanding how past experiences affect present functioning and relationships. A third focus is relational and family-oriented work, which helps individuals and families improve communication, set healthy boundaries, and address parenting or intimacy challenges.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Emily partners with each person to explore goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, adjusting methods over time so the work aligns with the client’s needs and pace.

Online therapy offers flexibility that can make consistent care easier to maintain. Video calls and phone sessions allow for live, face-to-face conversation, while live chat and text-based messaging can provide more immediate check-ins or a different format for processing between sessions. These options help licensed professionals and therapists meet clients where they are and fit therapy into busy lives.