Write to find:

  • Your way back to creativity, purpose, joy

  • A way to process your feelings and experiences

  • An antidote to burnout

  • Connection with people who can relate

Writing is like driving at night in the fog. You can only see as far as your headlights, but you can make the whole trip that way.”

—E.L. Doctorow

I’ve been a writer since I was a little kid. In my first career, I wrote and edited for magazines (Parenting, BabyTalk, Glamour, Real Simple), then websites and nonprofits. I also wrote fiction and poetry, and received my MFA in Fiction Writing from Bennington College. I was awarded an Artist Grant by the Massachusetts Cultural Council in 2006. As much as I loved to write, I started feeling isolated, and wished for more tangible engagement with the world. I started volunteering at a local hospice, and then went on to graduate school for my MSW. I am now a therapist, and have worked in a variety of settings: parent resource center, college counseling, community mental health agency, family medical practice, and now in my own private practice. I feel so lucky to have found a vocation that brings me into meaningful contact with people. My Psychology Today profile is here.

About Emily