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Credentials:

  • NY Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT) #001508

  • Registered Board-Certified Art Therapist (ATR-BC) #12-002

  • Certified Nurtured Heart Trainer (NHA)

  • EMDR Trained Therapist (seeking Certification)

Specialties:

  • Teens, Women, Parents and LGBTQ+ folks

Post Graduate Training:

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

  • Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR)
    Trauma Specialists Training Institute: EMDRIA approved Basic Training. *Seeking EMDR Certification in 2025.

  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
    Treatment Implementation Collaborative (300-hour intensive training, over two-years, with Dr. Shari Manning, PhD, et.al)

  • The Nurtured Heart Approach (NHA)
    The Nurtured Heart Institute (six-day training intensive with Howard Glasser)

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

Welcome, I’m Emily Davenport.
She/Her/Hers

I provide holistic psychotherapy as well as supervision, education and training for therapists and institutions.

I hold expertise in treating women who have had unsuccessful attempts with conventional therapy and who struggle with anxiety, complex trauma, and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD).

My unique approach integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), and Art Therapy to foster well-being.

With over 15-years of clinical experience, I’ve worked in a variety of treatment settings, including inpatient psychiatric units, day treatment centers, outpatient mental health clinics, and private practice settings. During my tenure as a group practice owner, I supervised and mentored a team of nine therapists and oversaw a clinic of 130 clients.

Prior to founding Davenport Creative Arts Therapy, I held positions at Bronx Psychiatric Center, New York City Children’s Center, New Hope Mental Health Counseling Center and The Renfrew Center for Eating Disorder Treatment. I was nominated as an internal Dialectical Behavior Therapy trainer for the state of New York (OMH) where I received 300-hours of intensive training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) over two-years.

My approach to therapy is informed by my extensive experience in evidence-based and creative treatments with a focus on highlighting my clients strengths, creativity, and resilience. 

Over the past decade, I’ve served as a wellness facilitator for clients, including; Netflix, Nespresso, Americorps, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and the Giorgio Armani Corporation. As a member of New York University's Art Therapy Department advisory committee, I help inform best clinical practices for Art Therapists in training.

I’ve been featured in media outlets such as; Forbes, Insider Weekly, Bustle, Buffalo News, and Mind Body Radio where I advocate for the power of Art Therapy. My upcoming book about teen anxiety is slated for release in April of 2025. 

I hold a Master’s degree in Art Therapy from New York University and a Bachelor's in Communication Design from Pratt Institute. I completed my clinical internship training at Four Winds Hospital and The Jewish Board for Family and Children’s Services. My Masters thesis examined the intersection of Art Therapy and Mindfulness through an attachment lens.

Among my accomplishments, my proudest role is mothering three children in Eastchester, NY.