Emily McBay, LMHC

Emily McBay is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 13 years of professional experience. A Midwest native who initially pursued meteorology, she redirected her career toward counseling after encountering the common challenges people face across many communities and life stages. She earned a bachelor’s degree from UMass and a master’s degree in Counseling and Psychology from Palm Beach Atlantic University with a concentration in Family and Forensics.

Early in her career, Emily provided support to individuals involved with the criminal justice system, offered individual counseling to university students and their families, and worked within a treatment center setting. She currently works with a diverse population through a local non-profit, bringing experience with depression, anxiety, marital and family concerns, parenting challenges, motivation and self-esteem, caregiver stress, trauma, and substance-related issues.

Her clinical approach is rooted in a person-centered, integrative framework that emphasizes collaboration and practical goal-setting. She draws from evidence-informed methods including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Solution-Focused Therapy to tailor treatment to each individual. As an LMHC - a Licensed Mental Health Counselor - she provides assessment and therapeutic support with an emphasis on working together to identify goals and build skills.

Emily also focuses on attachment-related concerns, codependency, communication and commitment issues, fertility and family problems, forgiveness and infidelity, isolation and loneliness, life purpose and midlife transitions, mood disorders including Seasonal Affective Disorder, pregnancy and childbirth-related concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She provides services in English and is not currently accepting new clients or working with international clients.