Women’s Mental Health Therapy
With Emily Imondi, LMHC
As a woman and a therapist, I’ve carried a lot of responsibility myself, including the complicated reality of managing a chronic illness (endometriosis), losing a parent early, divorce, a full career pivot/change, moving, and remarriage.
I know what it is like to juggle everything, trying to keep up with the balance between our internal and external image, while silently struggling on the inside.
Are you called Wonder Woman but secretly resent the label?
Are the things you’ve been carrying silently starting to add up?
Do you give, caretake, and think about everyone else constantly, but there’s not much left for you at the end of the day?
A lot of my female clients are the people everyone counts on – but you can be surrounded by people and still be lonely or just lost touch with what you need, enjoy, or who you are outside of everything you do for everyone else.
I understand this intimately and I can help.
High stress
Anxiety
Depression
Trouble sleeping
Low motivation
Difficulty concentrating
Lost sense of identity
Struggling to make time for yourself
Women Come To Me When They Experience:
“When did life get so focused on getting through the next thing that you forgot what gives you joy?”
If you feel this way, you’re not alone.
How My Women’s Focused Therapy Works
Therapy with me starts with the understanding that you are not broken. You have developed ways of coping with what life has asked of you, and you already have ingrained character strengths that can help you move forward.
Once you reach out and no longer feel like you are carrying everything alone, things can start to shift. I bring unconditional positive regard to our work – that means that you are the expert in your life, not me, and I will hold you in high regard. My job is to help you open doors or shine a light on things you may not have been able to fully see on your own.
There is no one-size-fits-all approach. We’ll use the techniques that fit you, your experiences, and what you want to change.
Approaches I Use
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Focuses on your experience, strengths, and capacity for growth; helps you reconnect with yourself instead of defining yourself by what is wrong.
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Explores how your relationships affect the way you see yourself and respond to others; helps you build more honest and satisfying relationships.
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Processes impact of patterns shaped by early relationships and experiences; helps you understand your needs and feel more secure in your connections.
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Helps you recognize unhelpful thought patterns and build practical skills for managing emotions and relationships; makes boundaries, communication, and everyday stress more manageable.
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Examines the stories you have developed about yourself and your life; helps you separate who you are from the labels and expectations you have carried and build capacity to author your own life story.
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Helps you respond to yourself with more understanding and notice what is happening without immediately judging it; makes room for your needs alongside everyone else’s.
Show Up For You First
The goal is not to stop caring about everyone else. It is to make room for yourself, too.
After Therapy With Me, Women Report:
A kinder inner voice
Less negative thinking
Stronger boundaries
Easier time saying no
Feeling more like yourself
More ease in making space for your needs
Exploring interests again
“You may start saying no without apologizing, asking for what you need, taking a risk, or giving yourself permission to hire help, when financially feasible, so you can finally go do the thing you have been putting off.”
About Emily Imondi
My therapeutic style is warm, genuine, intellectual, and grounded in best practices.
I don’t see my clients as broken or in need of “fixing” – I see people who have built the capacity to cope, adapt, and move forward, despite all the challenges that have been holding them back. My job is to help you access the strengths that are already there, inside of yourself.
Who I am in the therapy room is who I am when I’m talking to one of my friends or my own loved ones. I don’t code switch. I show up with authenticity and genuineness to our sessions. Our work should feel collaborative, like a healthy partnership, and focused on what actually matters to you.
I also understand the experience of living with chronic illness and navigating the complications of a challenging medical system. Endometriosis has taught me a lot about who I am, what I stand for, self-advocacy, and how to find my voice amidst confusion and uncertainty. It has taught me to stand up for what I need. Asking for what you need is not being aggressive – you are allowed to be clear and assertive about your health and well-being. I hope that is a positive consequence of the work I do with clients with any chronic illness or health issue.
A little about me: I live on Long Island with my husband and our 15-year-old Maltese Yorkie, Tyler. Outside of my work as a therapist, I love playing tennis, taking cycling classes on my Peloton, reading a good book (usually memoirs), film, theater, and standup comedy.
Availability: I provide online therapy for clients throughout New York.
Education, Credentials,
& Trainings
New York State, Department of Education, Permanent Certification in School Psychology
New York State License, Mental Health Counselor, (#015138)
3 Steps To Get Started
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Fill out the contact form and tell me a little about what has been going on.
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We’ll have a brief call (e.g. typically 15-20 minutes) to see if we’re a good fit to work together and allow space for me to answer your questions about starting therapy together.
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We’ll get to know each other, understand what you are carrying, and begin identifying what you want to change. This is called an “intake” session.