About
Therapist's Approach
Are you a creative individual seeking support to overcome challenges and reach new heights in your personal or artistic life?
I specialize in working with artists, writers, performers, and innovators who crave a space to explore their unique minds. Together, we’ll tap into your creativity as a powerful tool for self-discovery and healing. My approach is collaborative and flexible—rooted in evidence-based practices, yet tailored to embrace your distinctive vision and ambitions.
If you’ve struggled with anxiety, self-doubt, perfectionism, or creative blocks, let’s work together to transform those obstacles into opportunities. My goal is to support you in building resilience, unlocking deeper inspiration, and sustaining your creative momentum—all while safeguarding your mental well-being.
Mission
Harmonizing your inner world
Is music a huge part of your life or career?
Some ways music can help you and the therapeutic process are:
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Music and movement: expressing emotions physically through somatic practices.
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Cognitive-behavioral music therapy, combining music with structured therapeutic techniques to modify behavior and reinforce positive change.
Unlocking creative potential
Lets get unblocked together!
Getting stuck creatively is completely normal and actually happens to almost everyone who works in the arts. It comes and goes, so you’re definitely not alone or “broken” if it happens to you. Sometimes, talking about it and realizing it’s common can help take away feelings of embarrassment or pressure.
I encourage clients to set manageable goals, and utilize self compassion.
Finding your voice again
I will often remind people that these blocks aren’t signs of failure—they can actually be times when you learn about yourself and grow. Instead of beating yourself up over being stuck, it can help to be curious and see what you might discover about yourself in the process.
Often, creative blocks come from things like being too hard on yourself, worrying about what others think, past hurts, or self-doubt. These are all things that can be safely explored and worked through in therapy, whether it’s looking at how old experiences might be affecting you, finding ways to be kinder to yourself, or learning practical tools to feel less anxious about creating.
Community aligned
Emelia Thygesen is a member of: the Greater Hope OCD foundation, Backline care, and the A home within. She believes that being apart of the community is vital in creating down to earth support and better understanding for her work with clents.
Adoptee Aligned
Adoption-Triad Informed Care
I'm an adoptee myself, and that shapes how I approach this work as much as my clinical training does. Adoption touches more than the adoptee — it reaches birth parents and non biological family too, and I try to understand the emotional weight it carries for all of them. It's rarely just one event in someone's past. It can shape how a person sees themselves, how they attach to others, and how they think about where they belong, sometimes well into adulthood.
If you're working through identity questions, thinking about search and reunion, or just tired of explaining the basics of adoption to a therapist who doesn't get it, that's where I can help.
