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Emily Newbury is a PsyD, LPC-MHSP (temp) and she has been a therapist for about five years.

It often feels like life gets more complicated as you move into adulthood. It can feel impossible to cope with the daily demands: work, school, relationships, food, family, friends, and self-care. It’s hard to juggle it all.

With these, Emily can help you manage the chaos and create calm. She specializes in working with young adults who are in transition and who struggle with disordered eating, anxiety, depression, chronic stress, and trauma. Perfectionism and inner critics make things worse, deepening depression, ramping up anxiety, and complicating our relationship with food and our bodies.

Can you relate?

She offers therapy specifically for college students, young adults, and early career professionals. Emily will help you break free from living in chronic stress mode by understanding the mind-body connection and collecting body-based regulation tools to create a sense of safety. You will work hand-in-hand with Emily through your concerns together and quiet that loud inner voice that says, “I’m not enough.”

Emily's job is to establish a calming, anchoring, non-judgmental presence while you face difficult situations and move into adulthood. As a trained psychologist, she has worked with college students and emerging adults for almost a decade. She is passionate about helping burned-out folks feel more connected!

Ryan Pepperman has dedicated over a decade to the helping profession, driven by a deep commitment to supporting others in their mental, social, and emotional well-being. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of North Texas and an Ed.S. in School and Professional Counseling from Middle Tennessee State University. Ryan’s career began as a teacher, where his passion for guiding students through their personal challenges flourished, eventually leading him to become a School Counselor in Tennessee, where he has been making a difference for the past three years.

Originally from the West Coast, Ryan grew up in Las Vegas before moving to Dallas, Texas. After three years of working in Texas, he embarked on a transformative journey with the Peace Corps, serving in Malawi, Africa. His path then took him to Hong Kong before he and his family settled in East Nashville.

Outside work, Ryan enjoys spending quality time with his wife and daughter, traveling, exercising, reading, listening to podcasts and music, and watching movies.

Shae understands how overwhelming it can be to find a therapist and she is so glad you are here and want to take the next step towards healing. She also wants to remind you that whatever you need support with now, you are not alone. 

Shae is dedicated to helping clients move from merely surviving to truly thriving. She offers a safe and compassionate space for your healing journey.Shae works with individuals, couples, and families from all walks of life and she acknowledges the importance of meeting clients where they are.

Shae uses an integrative approach that focuses to connect the mind to the body, creating lasting change. She is passionate about building a strong therapeutic relationship where you feel supported and empowered. Her approach to therapy is grounded in attachment and is trauma-informed, allowing space for you to connect with yourself and others.

She specializes in navigating difficult life transitions, relationship issues, and trauma and PTSD. She is trained in a variety of modalities and treatment strategies to inspire hope. In sessions, she incorporates both a modern and postmodern approaches using a variety of theories, including the Gottman method, Internal Family Systems, Psychodynamic, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Emotionally Focused Therapy, Experiential Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Motivational Interviewing.

Her hope is that you feel seen, heard, and accepted. Your story matters and she is honored to be a part of the journey. Shae is ready to help you create a life where you feel empowered and at peace.

Karen is an experienced Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has a passion for helping her clients find fulfillment in their lives. Her strength is empathy, listening compassionately while creating a warm, comfortable space for clients to feel safe and be able to open up. She helps her clients reach their goals through an approach that blends self-acceptance with fostering change and growth. She is open-minded, nonjudgmental, and strives to be culturally competent.

Karen is skilled at helping older teens and adults of all ages who are dealing with a variety of issues, including depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, grief, trauma, relationship issues, and various life transitions and stressors. Karen understands that everyone’s needs are different; she takes the time to get to know each client as an individual and to work with them to determine their specific goals.

With many years of experience as a therapist, she has a versatile skill set, utilizing techniques from Psychodynamic Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Karen is also trained in Cognitive Processing Therapy, which is an effective treatment for PTSD. If you are struggling to deal with the ongoing effects of trauma, Karen would love to help you find relief from your distress.

Karen was raised in Baltimore, earned her Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees at Rutgers University in New Jersey, and has now lived in the Nashville area for 7 years. In her free time, Karen loves spending time with her family and her two dogs. She enjoys cooking, hiking, traveling, and enjoying all that beautiful Middle Tennessee has to offer.