Emily Kirkbride

Emily Kirkbride

MFT (Marriage and Family Therapist)

Verified by Christian Care Connect

Body Image Struggles, Women’s issues, Men’s issues, Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Spiritual struggles

Accepting new clients · Accepting referrals · Offers telehealth

About

You’ve built something real. A career, a reputation, a life that looks — from the outside — like everything is working. But privately, you’re exhausted in a way that sleep doesn’t fix. You’re snapping at the people you love most. You feel emotionally flat, disconnected, or like you’re running on fumes behind a very polished exterior.

You’re not broken. But something needs to change.

I work with executives, founders, and high-performing professionals who are ready to go beyond managing symptoms and actually understand what’s driving them. My approach is depth-oriented and relational — meaning we don’t just talk about what’s happening at the surface. We look at the patterns, the history, and the beliefs that have quietly shaped how you lead, love, and respond under pressure.

Many of my clients come in thinking they have a stress problem. What we often discover together is that the stress is pointing toward something deeper — unresolved experiences, relationship dynamics, or a version of themselves they’ve been outrunning for years.

This work is serious, meaningful, and it creates lasting change — not just better coping strategies. This work leads to transformation that will bring you closer to the heart of a safe but wild God who loves us just as we are not as we should be. This work will change how we can see ourselves and our limitations, understand our history so we can understand what drives our maladaptive behaviors and transform through loving patient attention from secure relationship with a therapist that will ultimately deepen your relationship with our loving God.

If your relationship is also feeling the strain — the distance, the short fuse, the sense that you and your partner are roommates more than partners — I can help with that too. I specialize in couples work and bring the same depth of approach to helping partners reconnect, repair, and actually understand each other again.

I am licensed in California, Arizona, and Florida and work exclusively via telehealth — which means sessions fit around your schedule, not the other way around.

If you’re ready to do real work, I’d love to connect. Call or text for a free 15-minute consultation.

Provider details

Website

http://www.emilykirkbride.com

Clinician's Sex/Gender

Female

Handicap Accessible

Yes

Cities

  • Phoenix
  • Newport Beach
  • Scottsdale
  • Destin
  • Quincy

Counties

  • Maricopa County
  • Orange County
  • Miami-Dade County

ZIPs

  • 85388
  • 85374
  • 92660
  • 92866

Teleheath

Yes

Which state(s) do you offer Telehealth

  • AZ
  • FL
  • CA

Psychosocial Evaluations (Non-psychologist psychotherapists)

  • 75-90 min
  • 60 min

Individual Sessions

  • 50-60 min

Other Sessions

  • Couples Sessions
  • Telehealth
  • Family Sessions

Psychological Testing

No

Ages

  • Adult (18-70)
  • Adolescent (13-17)
  • Senior (70+)

Special Populations

  • Ministry Leaders
  • Pregnant
  • Pastors/Missionaries and their spouse/children

Talk Therapies

  • Psychodynamic
  • Internal Family Systems (IFS)
  • Relational
  • Attachment-based Therapy
  • Mindfulness

Strengths

  • Grief
  • Marriage Issues
  • Eating disorders
  • Parenting/Children issues

Agree with the AACC Doctrinal Statement

Yes

Do you agree with the AACC Ethical Position

Yes

Biblical Integration – Verbally integrating Biblical principles, passages, doctrines, stories, and information into your treatment session

Yes

Do you utilize homework’s assignments for patients to do in between sessions?

No

What type of treatment approach do you utilize most frequently?

  • Patient led approach

How direct is your approach with patients?

  • I share my insights, opinions, views and expertise with the patient

Cost Per Session

Individual Sessions

50-60 min 185-200

75-90 min 250-300

Evaluations

15 min Free

60 min 200

Couples Sessions

60 min 200

75-90 min 250 - 300

Payment Methods Accepted

  • Credit Card

Do you accept payment plans

No

Do you provide or work with an organization that provides loans for treatment

No

Educational History

    • School:University of Northwestern
    • Degree:Undergrad
    • School:Azusa Pacific University
    • Degree:Masters Degree

Years In Practice

11

License Numbers

    • Name:State License
    • Number:121790
    • State:
      • CA
    • Name:State License
    • Number:TPMF1449
    • State:
      • FL
    • Name:State License
    • Number:16197
    • State:
      • AZ

Professional Associations

  • Other

Professional Associations Other

CAMFT, AEDP, NPI

Do you agree that counseling is not fully Christian if a counselor’s faith shapes their posture but not their methods?

Yes

Do you agree that the deepest personal help a person needs cannot be fully received apart from faith in Christ, even through counseling?

Yes

Do you agree that Scripture speaks authoritatively to the deepest roots of human problems?

Yes

Do you agree that it is not appropriate to support or affirm a client’s chosen course of action when it conflicts with Scripture, even in the name of autonomy?

Yes

Do you agree that people do not possess all the internal resources needed for truth and healing apart from God, regardless of insight, support, or time?

Yes
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