Emmalena Khourey

Emmalena Khourey accepts Capital Blue Cross, Prime Health, Centivo, Aetna, and Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth. Octave clients pay an average of $28 per session through insurance, and more than 95% pay less than $45 per session. Your exact cost depends on your plan’s copay or deductible. You can use the cost estimator to see what you would pay before your first session. If you would rather pay out of pocket, self-pay sessions in Pennsylvania are estimated at $185-195 per session.

Emmalena Khourey is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC). Emmalena is licensed to practice in Virginia and Pennsylvania, so clients located in any of those states can book sessions. Emmalena’s Pennsylvania license number is PC013820, and you can look it up through the state licensing board. Octave verifies every therapist’s license before they begin seeing clients, and licenses are kept current as a condition of practicing with Octave.

Emmalena Khourey has been practicing therapy for 5 years. Emmalena’s education and training include MA - Applied Psychology, New York University. Over that time, Emmalena has worked closely with BIPOC, Black community, Parents, Immigrants, Blended families, Non-monogamous relationships, and Students.

Emmalena Khourey works with BIPOC, Black community, Parents, Immigrants, Blended families, Non-monogamous relationships, and Students and specializes in Couples Therapy, Cultural Issues/Racial Stress, Depression, Divorce, Family Conflict, Family Therapy, Grief, Life Transitions, Panic, Personality Disorders, Relationship Concerns, Self-Harm, Sexual Assault/Sexual Abuse, Stress, and Trauma, among other areas. These are the areas where Emmalena spends most of their clinical time. Emmalena also sees couples and families together in joint sessions. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Emmalena is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Emmalena Khourey draws on Cognitive Processing Therapy (CPT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Harm Reduction, Internal Family Systems (IFS), Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic, Relational, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Emmalena’s style is authentic, empowering, exploratory, open-minded, and warm. In Emmalena’s words: “I hope you feel compassion and authenticity as we work together to build on your strengths and empower you to face what feels hardest to confront.”

Emmalena Khourey (she/her) offers therapy in English. Emmalena identifies as Middle Eastern or North African.

Emmalena Khourey offers online sessions over secure video, so you can meet from home or any private space. Emmalena is licensed in Virginia and Pennsylvania, and you need to be located in one of those states at the time of each session. All you need is a device with a camera and a stable internet connection.

Your first session with Emmalena Khourey is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Emmalena will ask about your background, your current concerns, and your goals, and together you will start shaping a plan for your sessions. It is also a chance to see whether Emmalena’s style feels like a good fit for you. After their first session, 9 in 10 Octave clients say their therapy experience has been good or better.

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