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Credentials:

  • NY Licensed Creative Arts Therapist #001508

  • NJ Licensed Professional Art Therapist #16LP00030100

  • New York Certified Continuing Education Provider #0111

  • Nationally Registered Board-Certified Art Therapist #12-002

  • Certified Nurtured Heart Trainer (NHA)

  • EMDR Trained Therapist (Certified Pending)*

Specialties:

  • Women and Parents

  • Anxiety, Complex Trauma, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Parenting

Post Graduate Training:

  • Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)
    Mindful Harlem (Live In-Person 8-week course)

  • Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)
    Trauma Specialists Training Institute (EMDRIA approved 50-Hour Live Basic Training + 10-hours of post-training consultation

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
    Treatment Implementation Collaborative (250-hours of live in-person trainings over two-years with Shari Manning, PhD

  • The Nurtured Heart Approach (NHA)
    The Nurtured Heart Institute (Six-Day Live Intensive Training with Howard Glasser, PhD)

  • Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP)
    Training and ongoing consultation through The Center for OCD and Anxiety

  • Relational Life Therapy (RLT) (Couples Therapy Training)
    Level 1, Training Institute with Terry Real, PhD

Emily Davenport, ATR-BC, LCAT, LPAT
Anxiety Therapist in Westchester

Emily Davenport is New York and New Jersey licensed Art Therapist, Nationally Board-Certified Art Therapist, as well as a supervisor, author, and mental wellness expert. She’s passionate about treating adults and parents who struggle with anxiety, trauma and parenting.

Emily’s trauma-informed approach to therapy is rooted in a non-pathological framework, harnessing evidence-based, somatic, and creative treatment methods. Specialities include; Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and Art Therapy to foster well-being.

With over 16-years of clinical experience, Emily has worked in a variety of treatment settings including Bronx Psychiatric Center, New York City Children’s Center, New Hope Mental Health Counseling Center and The Renfrew Center for Eating Disorder Treatment. During her tenure as a group practice owner, she supervised a team of nine therapists, and oversaw a clinical operations for 130 clients.

Outside of the therapy office, Emily lends her clinical expertise to the tech, startup, and corporate wellness spaces as a behavioral health consultant and workshop facilitator. She advises and presents on employee wellness, and delivers trainings and presentations on mental health. As a member of New York University's Art Therapy Department advisory committee, she helps inform best clinical practices for Art Therapists in training.

Mrs. Davenport has been featured in numerous media outlets such as; Forbes, Martha Stewart, Insider Weekly, Bustle, Buffalo News, and Mind Body Radio where she advocates for the power of Art Therapy. Her debut book, Social Skills For Teens With Anxiety, was published by Callisto Media in 2025.

Emily holds a Master’s degree in Art Therapy from New York University and a Bachelor's in Communication Design from Pratt Institute. She completed her clinical training at Four Winds Hospital and The Jewish Board for Family and Children’s Services. Her Masters thesis examined the intersection of Art Therapy and Mindfulness through an attachment lens. Among her accomplishments, her proudest role is mothering three children in Eastchester, NY.