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Emily Hakkinen, LICSW

  • Experience5 years
  • LocationVermont
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
  • Therapy approachesClient-Centered Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy
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About Emily

Emily Hakkinen is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) practicing in Vermont who supports people managing stress, anxiety, grief, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, motivation challenges, and ADHD.

Background and approach

She draws on five years of professional experience to help clients navigate life transitions, cope with loss, and address patterns that interfere with everyday functioning. Her background also includes work related to addictions, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, and a range of interpersonal and developmental concerns.

Emily emphasizes a respectful, nonjudgmental atmosphere where clients are invited to explore thoughts and feelings openly. Her approach blends client-centered listening with goal-focused techniques so sessions can honor each person’s pace while making concrete progress.

She also brings mindfulness practices, narrative work, and motivational interviewing into therapy to support coping, clarity, and sustained change. Emily encourages those taking the first step toward care and aims to partner collaboratively to set practical goals and discover what helps most.

She provides services via multiple online formats and uses a subscription model for sessions, with scheduling guided by therapist availability.

Therapeutic approaches and how they work online

Emily integrates client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening and creating a supportive space so clients can explore their concerns at their own pace, and motivational interviewing, a collaborative method that helps clarify readiness for change and strengthens personal motivation. Client-centered work is helpful for emotional processing and building self-understanding, while motivational interviewing is often useful for addressing ambivalence around behavior change such as addictions or lifestyle shifts.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to identify goals, try methods that align with those goals, and adjust techniques over time based on what feels most effective and comfortable for the client. This collaborative stance helps tailor interventions to individual needs rather than applying a single method rigidly.

Online therapy with Emily is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to increase flexibility and access. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and use shorter or more frequent check-ins when helpful. Licensed professionals can adapt client-centered and motivational techniques to remote sessions so that therapeutic progress can continue even when meeting from different locations.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Emily commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, self-esteem difficulties, coping with life changes, addictions, trauma and related issues including ADHD and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
The style is collaborative and nonjudgmental, combining client-centered listening with solution-focused and mindfulness-informed strategies to support both insight and practical change.
What is her professional background?
Emily has five years of professional experience delivering behavioral health services and has worked with a variety of concerns from mood symptoms to trauma and caregiver stress.
What credentials and location does she hold?
She is a licensed clinical social worker, LICSW, licensed in Vermont with license number VT LICSW 089.0136039 and offers services based in Vermont.
Does she provide services in languages other than English or accept international clients?
Sessions are conducted in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
Which session formats are available for working together?
She meets with clients via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexible ways to connect.
How are sessions paid for and what does therapy cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time rather than a single-session fee listed here.
What steps are needed to begin working with her?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesGriefSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseCareer difficultiesDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityIntellectual disabilityLife purposeMidlife crisisObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

Vermont

Languages

English

About

Emily Hakkinen is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker practicing in Vermont, with 5 years of experience, not currently accepting new clients.