Meet Emily Mahoney
LCPC BC-MT
I believe therapy can be a place to feel supported, understood, and gently guided through experiences that may feel too heavy to carry alone. My work is grounded in compassion, creativity, and a deep respect for each person’s story.I support clients navigating grief, loss, pregnancy and postpartum experiences, trauma, identity shifts, and seasons of emotional overwhelm.
I also bring a background in music therapy, which allows therapy to include creative expression when words do not feel like enough.You do not need to be “good at music” or consider yourself creative to benefit from this kind of work. Music and creativity can simply offer another way to process feelings, connect with yourself, and make space for healing.
Grounded Support. Meaningful Change.
Location
Telehealth | In-Person in Pasadena, MD
Ages
Adults 14+
Pronouns
She/Hers
Insurance
BCBS | Cigna | Aetna | United healthcare | Medicare |
Self-Pay
Services Offered
Teen & Young Adult Counseling | Adults | Grief Therapy |
Perinatal Mental Health | Trauma
My Focus Areas!
Grief & Loss
I support clients navigating grief, death, life-altering loss, anticipatory grief, complicated emotions, and the quiet ways loss can change your sense of self, relationships, and daily life. Grief does not follow a neat timeline, and therapy can offer a space to process what has happened while honoring the relationship, memory, or life you are grieving.
Perinatal Mental Health
Pregnancy, postpartum, infertility, birth trauma, loss, and the transition into parenthood can bring up emotions that feel confusing, isolating, or overwhelming. I support clients through the emotional, relational, and identity changes that can come with growing a family or grieving the family-building experience they hoped for.
Trauma & Nervous System Healing
Trauma can affect the way we feel in our bodies, relationships, emotions, and sense of safety. I work with clients at a pace that feels supportive, helping them build grounding, understand their responses, and gently process painful or overwhelming experiences when they feel ready.
Music Therapy & Creative Expression
Sometimes words are not enough to fully express what we are carrying. Music therapy and creative expression can offer another way to process emotions, explore memories, build connection, and support healing. This may include listening to music, lyric exploration, songwriting, rhythm, mindfulness with music, or other creative tools based on your comfort and goals.
How Therapy With Me Feels
Therapy with me feels gentle, compassionate, creative, and paced with care. I know that grief, trauma, and perinatal experiences can bring emotions that feel difficult to explain or even difficult to name. My goal is to create a space where you do not have to perform, minimize, or have everything figured out before you begin.
I believe healing happens when people feel safe enough to be honest about what they are carrying. Sometimes that looks like talking through what has happened. Sometimes it looks like sitting with emotion, finding grounding, using music, exploring memories, or simply having a place where your experience is not rushed.
When we work together, I will meet you where you are. We may use conversation, reflection, coping tools, music, creativity, mindfulness, or nervous system support depending on what feels helpful and clinically appropriate. My hope is that therapy feels like a steady space where you can begin to feel less alone and more connected to yourself.
Approaches I May Use
I use a compassionate, trauma-informed, and creative approach, choosing interventions based on your needs, goals, and comfort level.
Professional Experiences That
Shape My Work
My work is shaped by the belief that healing does not always happen in a straight line and does not always happen through words alone. Grief, trauma, and perinatal experiences can live in the body, in memory, in relationships, and in the quiet moments when life feels different than it used to. Music therapy has taught me that expression can take many forms. A song, rhythm, lyric, sound, or creative moment can help clients access feelings that may be difficult to say out loud. These tools can create space for reflection, connection, and healing in a way that feels less forced and more emotionally honest. Whether we are working through grief, trauma, postpartum adjustment, or another painful season, I approach therapy with patience, compassion, and respect for your pace.
Clients Who Often Work Well With Me
- Adults navigating grief, loss, death, or major life changes
- Clients experiencing pregnancy, postpartum, infertility, birth trauma, pregnancy loss, or parenting identity shifts
- People who feel overwhelmed, disconnected, numb, anxious, or emotionally heavy
- Clients who are processing trauma or painful experiences that still feel present in their body or relationships
- Individuals who struggle to find words for what they are feeling
- Clients who are open to creative approaches, music therapy, or using expression as part of healing
- Parents and caregivers who need space to process their own emotions while caring for others
- People who want therapy to feel gentle, compassionate, creative, and emotionally safe
Credentials & Training
Interested in Working With Emily?
Our Office
Location
3100F Mountain Rd. Pasadena, MD 21122
Phone Number
410-841-9647
intake@turningstonecounseling.com