Emily Jordan, Ph.D., LMFT

Founder, Therapist, & Clinical Supervisor

emily@northlightmentalhealth.com

Emily founded Northlight Mental Health, PLLC in January of 2024, and has been providing psychotherapy services since 2015. She trains future clinicians through her role as a faculty member with several Twin Cities Universities. Emily's Ph.D. is in Couple and Family Therapy and she is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist. Clinical specialties and interests include:

• Couples Therapy

  • Including premarital counseling, Discernment Counseling, and therapy post-affair/betrayal

• Trauma and PTSD

• Addiction and Substance Use Concerns

• Perinatal Concerns

• Parenting Issues

• Neurocomplexity

During Emily's Doctoral studies at the University of Minnesota, her research focused on increasing access to mental health services for undeserved communities, specifically rural communities. Select peer-reviewed publications include:

• Family Medicine Physicians' Perspectives Regarding Rural Behavioral Health Care: Informing Ideas for Increasing Access to High-Quality Mental Health Services

• A Phenomenological Study of Clinicians' Perspectives on Barriers to Rural Mental Health Care

• Call to Action: Family Therapy and Rural Mental Health

Emily has been featured as an expert contributor on local Minnesota news outlets including: The Fox 9 Good Day Morning Show, MPR News with Angela Davis, The Current, and WCCO.

In her free time Emily enjoys spending time with her spouse and their three young kids and big fluffy dog.