Dr. Emily is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist of over 13 years. She opened Columbia Psychology Healing Center, a group mental health practice, in June of 2020. Together with her husband, Chaplain Laird Thompson, M.Div, and nine other counselors, she provides a healing space for all ages to be served with individual and group counseling, psychological evaluations, and spiritual care. Dr. Emily specializes in psychological evaluations for ages 16 and older, for a variety of mental health concerns including Autism Spectrum Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), and the range of mood, anxiety, and thought disorders. She has taught graduate assessment courses for several years, and she offers workshops for other counselors on topics such as Assessment in Counseling and Autism in Adults. She also enjoys supervising interns for licensure. Dr. Emily is a published author of God is Talking: How a Green Iguana Taught me to Listen, along with several academic journal articles and book chapters on topics pertaining to trauma and resilience. Since founding Walk for Water-Columbia in 2012, Dr. Emily has helped raise over $12,000 for Charity: Water global clean water efforts.