Emily Fried, LCSW, MSEd, IMH-E, PMH-C

I am an experienced psychotherapist providing Infant, Early Childhood, Perinatal & Adult Mental Health Services in Boulder, CO, and virtually across Colorado and New York.

I have specialized training and experience working with children from birth to 8 years old, parents during prenatal and postpartum periods, and adults in all stages of life. I am passionate about work supporting young children and families, and strengthening parent-child relationships; exploring and understanding early attachment relationships; and providing neurodivergent care to children and adults. My approach is rooted in psychodynamic principles and is individually tailored to promote reflection, emotion regulation, and healing.

I offer Individual Psychotherapy to adults who are experiencing a range of issues including adjusting to life transitions, anxiety, depression, addiction, problems with relationships or work, and those seeking to find balance in their lives. As a psychodynamic therapist, my primary focus is to help gain insight into emotional and relational patterns that lay as the foundation of mental health, rather than treating individual symptoms. I also offer psychodynamic psychotherapy to neurodivergent adults with who have ADHD, Autism, and AuDHD.

Perinatal Psychotherapy and Parent-Infant Psychotherapy are available to all parents at every stage, from contemplating pregnancy through the first two years postpartum, and every phase in-between. I work with mothers, fathers, and non-birthing parents. I support parents who may be stressed, overwhelmed, or ambivalent; may not feel bonded with their baby; parents who are easily distressed by fussiness; parents with depression anxiety; parents who experienced birth trauma; families experiencing challenges with fertility; and parents who have experienced pregnancy loss or infant loss. My training as both a Perinatal Mental Health Specialist and an Infant Mental Health Specialist provides me with a unique perspective and understanding of how perinatal anxiety and depression affect both parent and baby and the importance of including the baby in treatment, when appropriate.

Early Childhood services are available to young children birth - 8 years old and parents, and include Child-Parent Play Therapy, Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), and Play-Based Developmental Therapy. Play therapy provides a unique environment where children are given the opportunity to increase self-awareness and self-confidence, understand their thoughts and feelings, become resilient and adaptable, learn to manage big emotions in healthy ways, develop age-appropriate coping skills, and adjust to life events and transitions.

Through Parent Support and Coaching, I work with parents to understand and develop new skills and strategies for addressing concerns in behavior and development. Parenting babies, toddlers, and preschool-age children is hard! Every child is different, and they don't come with their instruction manuals.