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Serving Drexel Hill, Havertown, Broomall, Springfield, Media, Delaware County (DelCo) & the Main Line, PennsylvaniaEmily Kahn-Freedman, Marriage and Family Therapist
Emily Kahn-Freedman, L.M.F.T. & Max
ABOUT MY PRACTICE
Are you struggling to stay in a frustrating relationship? Do you feel lonely even though you have a partner? Are you troubled by your own emotional reactions, or do you have difficulty expressing or understanding your own feelings?
I love to help couples and families rediscover their joy in being together. I can help people better understand and express their emotions, and learn to better control their reactions or behaviors in stressful relationships. In therapy, I can help people learn to heal old wounds.
I like to build on the strengths and successes rather than the weaknesses of each person or family. And I often focus on emotional reactions that occur within the therapy session, to help people examine and manage the patterns that may be hurting them in daily life.
I have experience helping people with a wide range of problems including communication, sexuality, betrayal, grief, anger, anxiety, and disability. My training is in couple and family therapy as well as human sexuality. I also have extensive training in working with individuals. I can help people learn to calm themselves using relaxation exercises and mindful meditation or self-hypnosis.
I believe that, as pioneer psychiatrist Dr. Milton Erickson once said, you have to "invent a new theory and a new approach for each individual." However it's helpful to know that I often take a "family systems" approach, which examines how each person and relationship is affected by the interaction of family members, past and present. Through seeing from multiple points of view, I can help family members understand one another better.
CREDENTIALS
Licenses and Certifications:
- Pennsylvania license in Marriage and Family Therapy, #MF000013
- Clinical Member, American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT)
- Certified as a Sex therapist by the American Association of Sex Educators, Counselors & Therapists (AASECT)
- Certified in Hypnotherapy by the American Society for Clinical Hypnosis
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Education & Training
- Family Institute of Philadelphia, 1996-1999: Clinical training program in Marriage and Family Therapy
- Temple University, 1990-1994: completed coursework and exam (all but dissertation) in PhD program, Health Education/Health Counseling
- University of Pennsylvania, May 1988: M.S.Ed. In Human Sexuality Education
- University of Massachusetts, December 1978: M.A.T. In Art Education
- University of Pennsylvania, May 1972: B.S. in Elementary Education (Magna Cum Laude)
- Additional Post Graduate Training Includes:
- Gottman Method Couples Therapy, 11 hours
- Emotionally Focused Family Therapy with Susan Johnson, 40 hours
- Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy, 60 hours
- Milton Erickson Institute of Philadelphia, 100-hour training in clinical hypnotherapy
- Accelerated Experiential Dynamic Psychotherapy training program (Steven Shapiro, PhD), Malvern, PA, ongoing January 2008 - present
- Powerful Health: The Next Level of Mind-Body Practice (Sheryll Daniel, PhD), Albuquerque, NM, October 2006 (20 hours)
- Linda Shrier Continuing Education, 2001, 20-hour course in clinical hypnotherapy
Professional Experience
- Private Practice, 1999-present. Individual, couple and family therapy.
- Sexually Abusive Youth Program of Delaware County, 1998-2002: individual and family therapist.
- Sexuality and Parenting Consultant for individuals with developmental disabilities, 1988-2005
- AIDS educator and counselor for Philadelphia Department of Public Health, 1986-1989