Emma Persico
Provisionally Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist
Therapist
About Emma Persico
Emma is a Licensed Graduate Marriage and Family Therapist who works with children, adults, couples, and families. She is passionate about helping clients navigate difficult emotions, strengthen relationships, and build a greater sense of confidence and agency in their lives.
Emma believes therapy should be a supportive and collaborative process. She focuses on creating a safe, trusting, and culturally responsive environment where clients feel heard, understood, and empowered to grow. Whether clients are facing life transitions, relationship challenges, family conflict, anxiety, or emotional stress, Emma works alongside them to identify strengths and work toward meaningful change.
Drawing from a variety of evidence-based approaches, including Solution-Focused Therapy, Attachment-Based Therapy, and Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Emma tailors treatment to each client’s unique needs and goals. She also has experience providing child-centered play therapy and creative arts interventions, helping children express themselves and build emotional skills in developmentally appropriate ways.
Emma is dedicated to helping clients foster healthier relationships, deepen self-understanding, and create lasting positive change.
Emma can be found at the following location:
Bethesda, MD, Maryland
8120 Woodmont Avenue Suite 840
Bethesda, MD, 20814
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Visit Reasons:
Insurance Accepted:
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield: HMO
- Aetna
- Aetna: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Aetna: PPO/POS
- All Savers
- Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield
- Anthem/Blue Cross Blue Shield: PPO
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield: PPO
- Capital Blue Cross
- CareFirst BCBS
- Cigna/Evernorth
- Cigna/Evernorth: Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- GEHA/Government Employees Health Association
- Johns Hopkins Health Plans
- Optum
- Oscar
- Partners Direct Health
- Self Pay
- UHC/UnitedHealthcare
- UMR
- United Behavioral Health
- BCBS/Blue Cross Blue Shield: Federal Employee Program (FEP)
Therapy Types:
- Family Therapy
- Individual Therapy
- Couples/Marriage Therapy
Therapeutic Approaches:
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT)
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Mindfulness-Based Therapy
- Person-Centered Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused/Brief Therapy