Emma Plucinski
Associate Clinical Mental Health Counselor
Background
Emma Plucinski is an Associate Clinical Mental Health Counselor committed to holistic care grounded in the synthesis of biological, psychological, and spiritual perspectives. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Integrative Physiology from the University of Colorado, Boulder, and her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Colorado Christian University. Currently, she is pursuing her Doctor of Philosophy in Counselor Education and Supervision at Colorado Christian University, researching meaning-making in eating disorder recovery.
Clinical Focus
Eating Disorders, Body Image, and Relationships with Food
Athletes and Sports Performance Psychology
Anxiety and Depression
Faith-Based Counseling
Phase of Life Concerns
Stress Management
Teens and Young Adults
Parent-Teen Relationships
Women's Issues
Emma’s theoretical orientation integrates logotherapy, enhanced cognitive-behavioral therapy, reality therapy, internal family systems, and person-centered therapy, while emphasizing disciplined stewardship, inner excellence, and mental resilience. Additionally, she is trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Integrating Faith and Healing
For clients seeking to integrate faith into their counseling, Emma is comfortable incorporating the Christian faith and biblical principles into therapeutic frameworks. This approach is optional and client-led to prioritize respect for each client’s beliefs and values without assumption or imposition.
Personal Note
What is healing, if not an invitation toward wholeness? Few things are more beautifully sacred than witnessing the transformation from wounding into flourishing—the unfolding of identity, purpose, stewardship, and excellence. As a counselor, Emma is deeply devoted to the discovery of purpose and meaning amid suffering and the journey toward lives liberated from shame, fear, and the distortions that narrow our sense of self, calling, and vitality.
Beyond her professional work, Emma is most often found exercising, skiing, writing, learning, baking, and spending as much time as she can with her wonderful husband, Zach.
You may contact her via email at emma@aretessa.com or message at (435) 565-1782.
My office location is: 4685 Highland Dr. Ste. 224-C, Salt Lake City, UT 84117
Your path to hope and healing starts here.
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