Emily Klipper, LPC
Emily is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with a Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Virginia Tech. Prior to joining Weaver & Associates, she spent ten years working with adolescents in the high school setting. She now supports children, teens, young adults, and parents navigating anxiety, mood and emotional dysregulation, ADHD, depression, identity concerns, trauma, big emotions, and major life transitions.
Emily creates a therapeutic space that feels safe, compassionate, and collaborative. She works closely with children in developmentally appropriate, play-based, and relationship-centered ways to help them express emotions, build coping skills, and feel secure. In addition, she partners with parents using SPACE Therapy (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions) to reduce anxiety, increase confidence, and strengthen family relationships.
Her work is grounded in evidence-based approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Good Psychiatric Management for Adolescents (GPM-A), and Child-Centered Play Therapy (CCPT). Emily is deeply committed to ongoing learning through continuing education and professional development.
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PRIVATE SERVICES PROVIDED
- Psychotherapy for children, adolescents and families
- Coordinating treatment with school staff, psychologists, and physicians
- Parenting strategies and support
PSYCHOTHERAPY TREATMENT SPECIALTIES
- Depression and Suicide Ideation
- Anxiety
- Coping skills for stress
- Grief and Loss
- Life transitions
- Family conflict
EDUCATION
- Masters of Arts in Education: Clinical Mental Health and Counselor Education, Virginia Tech
- Bachelors of Science: Communication Studies, James Madison University
CONTINUING EDUCATION AND TRAINING
- Child-Centered Play Therapy. (CCPT); National Institute of Relationship Enhancement (NIRE), Bethesda, MD
- Youth Mental Health First Aid
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Good Psychiatric Management for Adolescents (GPM-A)
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Grief and Loss Training
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network: Addressing Partner Violence in Families Affected by Substance Use
- Virginia Department of Education: Cultural Competence
- Zero Suicide Institute: Counseling on Access to Lethal Means