Licensed to practice in Illinois and accepts 45 insurances. Specializes in Anxiety, Coping Skills, Mood Disorders and 8 more.
Emily Hackney
(she/her)
About me
Hi! I'm Emily and I am a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor, Art Therapist, and Professional School Counselor. I received my Master's in Counseling Psychology, with an emphasis in Art Therapy, at Adler University (formerly the Adler School of Professional Psychology) and School Counseling Endorsement from DePaul University. I have been practicing for over 13 years, helping individuals (adolescent through adulthood) manage emotional distress and learn healthy coping strategies to reach a higher level of social-emotional wellbeing.
Get to know me
In our first session together, here's what you can expect
During our first session, I will introduce myself and try to understand the challenges you are facing. I will ask questions to understand the history of these challenges, what may trigger a heightened level of emotional distress, and what, if any, coping strategies and supports you already have in place. From there, I will create a plan to help you achieve your goals towards a higher level of social-emotional wellbeing.
The biggest strengths that I bring into our sessions
I love what I do and truly enjoy connecting with and helping my clients. Through working with diverse clients over the past 13 years, I have strengthened my skills in helping individuals understand the complexities of their emotions. I have a wealth of healthy coping strategies to teach and add to your "toolbox" to turn to in moments of distress. My goal as a therapist is for you to gain self-confidence and independence in these skills, to the point that you no longer need me.
The clients I'm best positioned to serve
I enjoy working with clients who are motivated to collaborate with me and make positive changes in their lives. My goal is to help my clients gain insight into their emotions and thought processes, while learning healthy coping strategies and self-care routines. I love being able to help my clients independently recognize their cues to distress and utilize a tool to help shift their emotional state. This in turn can help clients improve habits and behaviors, relationships, and academic/job success and satisfaction.
Specialties
Top specialties
Anxiety
Coping Skills
Mood Disorders
Other specialties
ADHD
Anger Management
Autism
Depression
Grief
LGBTQ
Self Esteem
Trauma and PTSD
Identifies as
White
Woman
Serves ages
Adults (18 to 64)
Elders (65 and above)
Licensed in
Illinois
Accepts
Aetna
Aetna - ASR Health Benefits
Aetna - Allied Benefits
Aetna - Luminare
Aetna - Medicare
Aetna - Moda
Aetna - WebTPA
Aetna – HealthEZ
All Savers
Amerihealth Administrators
Amerihealth NJ Medicare Advantage
Arlo
AvMed
Blue Cross Blue Shield
Anthem
Independence Blue Cross
Independence Administrators
Cash - $120 per session
Centivo
Cigna
Cigna - HealthEZ
EAP:Cigna
EAP:Evernorth
EAP:UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Evernorth
GTEB
Golden Rule
Harvard Pilgrim/UnitedHealthcare
Humana - Medicare
Humana Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
UnitedHealthcare/Optum
Optum
OptumHealth Complex Medical Conditions
Oscar
Oxford
Surest (formerly Bind)
Tufts Health/Cigna
UMR - Advocate Aurora Health
United Medical Resources
UnitedHealthcare Dual (Medicare & Medicaid)
UnitedHealthcare Life Insurance
UnitedHealthcare Shared Services
UnitedHealthcare StudentResources
UnitedHealthcare/Optum - Medicare
UnitedHealthcare Complete Care (C-SNP)
Location
Virtual
My treatment methods
Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
When working with clients, I use CBT to help them gain further insight into their emotions and how they impact their thoughts and actions. We then focus on learning and practicing coping strategies and self-care routines to help regulate emotions and maintain social-emotional wellbeing.