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Emily Wagner

VirtualHigh Satisfaction Rate

9 years of experience

Verified by Octave
In North Carolina
+ 1 other state
Accepting 8 Insurance providers

Meet Emily

I work to understand each client’s struggles and pain, creating a space where feelings and actions are met with understanding and without shame. My goal is to help you feel safe and comfortable sharing your story. I also believe in using humor when appropriate—sometimes we all need a good laugh. Through validation and compassion, I aim to create an environment where you can explore difficult issues, heal, and grow. Together, we’ll find the tools to break unhelpful patterns and create meaningful, lasting change in your life and relationships.

Together, we’ll find the tools to break unhelpful patterns and create meaningful, lasting change in your life and relationships.

Communication Style

  • Casual
  • Challenging
  • Engaging
  • Humorous
  • Warm

Specialties & Approaches

Specialties

Focus Areas

  • Parents
  • Blended families
  • Students

Approach

Locations

Virtual appointments available for North Carolina and Pennsylvania residents

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Session Details

Additional

Interests

Insurance Accepted

Credentials & Verification

Verified by Octave

License number

Education

Calculate Cost & Insurance

$28

/ session on average with insurance

Frequently asked questions

Emily Wagner accepts BlueCross BlueShield of North Carolina, Out-of-State BlueCard PPO, Cigna Healthcare/Evernorth, Oscar, Centivo, Prime Health, United Healthcare, and United Healthcare/Optum. 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 North Carolina are estimated at $185-195 per session.

Emily Wagner is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT). Emily is licensed to practice in North Carolina and Pennsylvania, so clients located in any of those states can book sessions. Emily’s North Carolina license number is 2123, 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.

Emily Wagner has been practicing therapy for 9 years. Emily’s education and training include MA - Family Therapy, Nova Southeastern University. Over that time, Emily has worked closely with Parents, Blended families, and Students.

Emily Wagner works with Parents, Blended families, and Students and specializes in Anxiety, Burnout, Couples Therapy, Depression, Divorce, Grief, Life Transitions, Panic, Pregnancy/Peripartum/Infertility, Premarital Counseling, Relationship Concerns, Stress, and Workplace Stress. These are the areas where Emily spends most of their clinical time. Emily also sees couples together in joint sessions. If the concern you want help with isn’t listed here, a Care Navigator can tell you whether Emily is a good fit or match you with another Octave therapist who specializes in it.

Emily Wagner draws on Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT), Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused, and Strengths-Based. In sessions, Emily’s style is casual, challenging, engaging, humorous, and warm. In Emily’s words: “Together, we’ll find the tools to break unhelpful patterns and create meaningful, lasting change in your life and relationships.”

Emily Wagner (she/her) offers therapy in English. Emily identifies as White.

Emily Wagner offers online sessions over secure video, so you can meet from home or any private space. Emily is licensed in North Carolina 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 Emily Wagner is a chance to talk through what brought you to therapy and what you want to work on. Emily 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 Emily’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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