About

A therapist who listens
beneath the words.

In the studio by candlelight

Credentials

Supervisee in Social Work Registration #0906017537
MSWWashington University in St. Louis
BA, Psychology
Clinical SupervisionCourtney L. Weaver, LCSW
TelehealthCrozet, VA · Serving Charlottesville area & all of Virginia
My story

I believe in the wisdom
you already carry.

Somewhere inside each of us, there is already a quiet knowing — a personal compass that points toward what we need. My role as a therapist isn't to hand you a map, but to help you learn to trust the one you already carry.

"What they haven't always experienced is feeling truly heard at a deeper level. I pay close attention not just to what you're saying, but to what might be sitting underneath it."

I hold a BA in Psychology and an MSW from Washington University in St. Louis, and bring over four years of clinical experience working with individuals, families, and groups. I am based in Crozet, VA and see clients throughout the Charlottesville area and across Virginia via telehealth. My work centers on life transitions — those moments when the ground shifts and what once felt certain no longer does.

Change, even when it's chosen, can be disorienting. That's a normal and deeply human response, and it's exactly the kind of space I'm here to sit with you in.

People often arrive in therapy having already talked about their struggles — to friends, family, maybe even other therapists. What they haven't always experienced is feeling truly heard at a deeper level. I pay close attention not just to what you're saying, but to what might be sitting underneath it — the patterns, the hesitations, the things that are hard to name. Clients often tell me they feel that quality of attention from early on.

I'm comfortable sitting with complexity. People are not their diagnosis, and rarely does one framework capture the full picture. My background in both clinical practice and the arts has shaped how I think about human experience — with curiosity, nuance, and a genuine appreciation for how different each person's inner world is.

Most of all, I don't believe in one-size-fits-all therapy. My greatest strength may simply be my commitment to figuring out what you specifically need — and adapting until we find what works.

My approach

Roots and resilience.

I think of the work as building both — the inner steadiness to know yourself, and the practical capacity to handle what life brings.

I

Integrative

Drawing from CBT, DBT, mindfulness-based practices, and client-centered care, I listen closely to where you are and what will genuinely resonate — not what a framework prescribes.

II

Collaborative

Sessions won't feel like being evaluated or advised. They'll feel like having someone genuinely in your corner — reflecting back what I'm noticing to help you hear yourself more clearly.

III

Whole-person

I hold deep respect for the whole person: mind, body, and spirit. I'm also a practicing artist, a background that shapes how I think about expression, meaning-making, and finding your way back to yourself.

What to expect

At your pace,
always.

01

A consultation that feels human

The free 15-minute consultation is simply a conversation — a chance to get acquainted, share what's brought you here, and see if we feel like a fit. There's no pressure and no obligation.

02

A first session that isn't an intake

I'll ask some foundational questions, but don't expect a formal checklist. It's more of an organic conversation than an interview. You'll leave feeling comfortable, heard, and with a clear sense of how I work.

03

Work that moves at your pace

Some clients need space to process and be heard before anything else. Others are ready to work on specific patterns right away. Most land somewhere in between — and I pay close attention to what's moving you forward.

04

Something that travels with you

More than anything, I hope you leave each session feeling a little more like yourself. The self-awareness and steadiness you build here travels with you long after our work together is done. Therapy, at its best, makes itself unnecessary. That's always the goal.

Clinical training

The frameworks
I draw from.

Rather than applying a single model, I use what genuinely resonates with you. These are the approaches I'm trained in and weave into our work:

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) Mindfulness-Based Practices Client-Centered Care Psychodynamic Psychotherapy Strengths-Based Approach Trauma-Informed Care

I am currently pursuing EMDR training — an evidence-based trauma modality — and will offer this as an additional service upon certification.

Beyond the therapy room

The artist
in the therapist.

I paint large — 30×40 inches and bigger — building up layers of acrylic and ink before adding oil on top. The process mirrors something I believe about people: the most meaningful things are always underneath, waiting to be revealed. You have to trust the underpainting before the surface can be true.

My work blends realism with abstraction, the botanical with the animal, the figurative with the purely expressive. A manatee moving through seahorses and coral. A raven with iridescent feathers dissolving into roses. A woman mid-becoming, a hummingbird at her shoulder. Sunflowers blazing gold beneath a mountain moon.

Each piece is loaded with intention and made to be lived with — not hung and forgotten, but returned to. I paint what I find meaningful, which means I paint transformation. Which is, I suppose, also what I do in the therapy room.

This practice shapes how I show up as a clinician in ways I couldn't fully articulate before I started doing both seriously. Making art has taught me to tolerate the unfinished. To stay with something that isn't resolved yet. To trust that the mess is part of the process — not evidence that something has gone wrong.

It's also taught me that meaning doesn't announce itself. You have to keep working, keep looking, keep being willing to be surprised by what emerges. I bring that same patience into the room with clients.

Whether you are a creative yourself, or someone who has never thought about life in those terms, you'll find that this part of who I am makes its way into how I listen — with curiosity, with an eye for what's underneath, and with genuine delight in how different and layered every person's inner world is.

Manatee with seahorses — oil on acrylic and ink underlay
Floral abstract in purple and rose
Sunflowers beneath a mountain moon
Raven with roses
In the studio
Painting by candlelight

Original works · Oil on acrylic & ink underlay · Crozet, VA studio

♡ Follow on Instagram  @emma_katherine_art ◆ Artist website  Coming soon
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This is an honor
I don't take lightly.

Being invited into the inner world of another person — sitting with them as they explore their fears, their grief, their dreams — is profound work. I show up for it fully, every time.

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Emma Campbell (professionally known as Emma Katherine) is registered as a Supervisee in Social Work with the Virginia Board of Social Work, Registration #0906017537, practicing under the supervision of Courtney L. Weaver, LCSW. Based in Crozet, VA, serving clients throughout the Charlottesville area and across Virginia via telehealth. All therapy services are provided via telehealth to residents of Virginia only.