EMILY CLARK, CO-OWNER, CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, AND FOUNDER

Emily Clark, MA, LPCC-S (she/her/hers)  is a cisgender, queer, able-bodied, white woman married to a cisman. With over 20 years of experience in mental health services, she brings a deep commitment to equity, collaboration, and community-rooted care.

Before founding CCW, Emily worked in Community Mental Health and served as the Counseling Program Director at Stonewall Columbus, where she developed affirming, trauma-informed services for the LGBTQIA2S+ community. That work became the foundation for CCW, a practice built on anti-oppressive values, relational healing, and a belief that wellness must be inclusive and culturally responsive.

As a clinician, Emily integrates curiosity, humility, and relational attunement. As a leader with a Mediator archetype, she excels in fostering harmony, collaboration, and inclusivity. Emily intuitively notices group dynamics, builds trust across differences, and creates space for honest dialogue and connection. Her strength lies in bringing people together, making room for all voices to be heard. She believes that collaboration is essential to transformative leadership and that organizations thrive when people are empowered to bring their full selves to the work.

Outside the office, you can find Emily turning her lawn into a native plant garden, learning to sew her own clothes, voraciously reading, thrifting and antiquing, cooking new recipes, and finding joy in shared laughter. Her leadership and clinical work are grounded in the belief that healing is a collective, creative process and that joy and justice must walk hand in hand.

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Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage & Family Therapist Board License#: E.0800139-SUPV