Emma St. Louis

Let's Work Together

You can simply show up as yourself.

I believe therapy should be a place where you don't have to hide the parts of yourself that feel too big, too much, or too different. I'm Emma, a therapist at Ideal Psychology Group who works with adolescents and young adults across Michigan navigating emotional dysregulation, complex trauma (C-PTSD), and neurodivergence, including ADHD, autism, and AuDHD.

Reaching out takes real courage, especially when your emotions feel overwhelming, your past feels too present, or you're trying to navigate a world that wasn't built for the way your brain works. Whatever brought you here, you don't have to carry it alone, and you don't have to pretend everything is okay to deserve support.

If your feelings come on fast and hard, if a small thing can wreck an entire day, if you've been told you're too sensitive or too intense your whole life, there are actual skills for that. DBT is a structured approach to exactly this, and I'm trained in both standard DBT and DBT-A for adolescents.

My approach combines evidence-based care with genuine warmth, curiosity, and collaboration. Drawing from mindfulness, somatic work, DBT and DBT-A, CBT, and motivational interviewing, I work alongside my clients to help them better understand themselves, develop practical coping skills, and create meaningful, lasting change. I'm solution-focused, and therapy works best when we work as a team.

I also bring lived experience to this work and believe therapy should be tailored to the individual, not the other way around. For neurodivergent clients especially, my goal is to create a space where you don't have to mask or explain who you are. You can simply show up as yourself.

If you're looking for a therapist who'll meet you with both compassion and evidence-based care, I'd love to connect and see if we're a good fit. Sessions are virtual, anywhere in Michigan.