I believe in your innate ability to heal. I’m honored to help you develop the tools to feel relief, connection, and a deep sense of wellness.

Credentials:

  • Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (LCAT) #00150

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

  • Certified Nurtured Heart Trainer (NHA)

Specialties:

  • Children (10+), Teens, Women and Parents

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) 

  • 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’m honored to provide holistic psychotherapy as well as supervision and training for therapists, educators, and institutions.

I hold expertise in treating teens, women, and parents who struggle with anxiety, complex trauma, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD), and self-sabotaging behaviors.

My 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. During my tenure as a group practice owner, I supervised and mentored a team of eight therapists. My most recent work has focused on helping parents support children through challenging behaviors, and helping women heal anxiety and trauma.

Prior to founding Davenport Creative Arts Therapy, I held positions at Bronx Psychiatric Center, New York City Children’s Center (NYCCC), New Hope Mental Health Counseling Center and The Renfrew Center for Eating Disorder Treatment. I was nominated as an internal DBT clinical trainer at NYCCC where I received over 300 hours of intensive training in DBT. My approach to therapy is informed by my extensive experience in evidence-based treatments with a focus on highlighting my clients strengths, creativity, and innate resilience. 

Over the past decade, I’ve served as a consultant for corporate wellness 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.