Emily Bach

Professional Interests
My professional interests include working with individuals and systems on difficulties in their peer, familial, and romantic relationships; alternate relationship structures (e.g., polyamory) and ethical non-monogamy; working with fellow members of the LGBTQIA+ population; helping folks improve their relationship with themselves (e.g., self-esteem, identity work, self-criticism); mindfulness and acceptance-based approaches; and disordered eating or body image concerns from a size neutral and Health At Every Size (HAES) framework.  

Approach to Therapy
You are the expert on you, and therefore you get to decide what you want for yourself and your life – my role is simply to help you get wherever that is! I believe trust and respect are earned, not owed. I deeply value authenticity and building a genuine therapeutic relationship and always aim to tailor therapy to fit each person’s unique concerns and backgrounds. I love helping folks explore their beliefs and values, helping you better understand yourself and why you do what you do/are the way you are. I also take an intersectional and systemic approach to therapy to acknowledge the impact of intersecting marginalized identities and relevant systems of oppression.

Approach to Wellness
To me, wellness is highly personal and individualized. It’s about regularly engaging in activities and relationships that feel rewarding and meaningful to you. Instead of seeing wellness as a total absence of struggling, I help folks learn to acknowledge and allow difficult thoughts, feelings and parts of yourself so that they can live the life they want and be the person they want to be.  

Pronouns: she/her/hers