Emily Peck

Emily Peck, BFA, MHC-I (she/her), is a Graduate Mental Health Clinician based in New York, currently completing her Master’s in Mental Health Counseling at Baruch College. She provides in-person and telehealth therapy to adults, adolescents, and children navigating life transitions, including recent NYC transplants, career stress and changes, self-esteem, creative pursuits, anxiety, depression, and interpersonal relationships. She offers talk therapy and play therapy and provides a safe, supportive space to explore and process difficult emotions, strengthen self-understanding, and build resilience.

Before transitioning into the mental health field, Emily earned her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts in Theater with honors and built a diverse career spanning theater, film/tv, producing, teaching and coaching actors on set and in-studio in Los Angeles and New York City. Her creative career spans over 15 years, gives her a unique understanding of the challenges of the performing arts, and informs her therapeutic approach that bridges empathy, creativity, and strong interpersonal skills. Her love of working with adolescents and children began in her youth as a camp counselor and ski instructor, which shaped her interpersonal approaches infusing play, warmth, and adaptability. Emily also brings professional experience working with school-aged children at New York City school communities and non-profit organizations.

Emily’s integrative therapeutic approach blends psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral therapy, person-centered, and strengths-based therapy with her “down-to-earth” East Coast roots. She provides a collaborative, culturally responsive, supportive, and thoughtful space for individuals to self-reflect and explore their thoughts and feelings in a non-judgmental environment.

Outside of the therapeutic space, Emily enjoys creativity and play in her daily life. She continues to pursue creative endeavors, enjoys knitting, baking, and the serendipity of living in New York City. On any given day you can find her playing softball in Central Park, seeing a show downtown, or reading in a neighborhood coffee shop.