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.

Emily is an American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Approved Supervisor, a Minnesota Board of Marriage and Family Therapy (BMFT) Approved Supervisor, and a Minnesota Board of Behavioral Health and Therapy (BBHT) Approved Supervisor.

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