Emily Weir, LPC LAC
Visiting Instructor
MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling
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Emily is a passionate holistic psychotherapist who sees humans as more than just a set of symptoms to treat. She has taught for Naropa’s MTC graduate program since 2022. Her formal education includes a bachelor’s degree in Psychology with a minor in Human Biology, a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health from Naropa University, and post graduate training in Mind-Body Medicine and Biofeedback through Saybrook University. She is a licensed professional counselor(LPC) in Colorado and Michigan, and licensed as an addiction counselor (LAC) in Colorado. She also is a certified yoga instructor and medical assistant and has worked in healthcare since 2011.
Throughout her career, she have worked extensively with substance use disorders, mood disorders, severe mental illness, suicide ideation, and crisis intervention and management. My professional experience includes positions at Denver Health’s Psychiatric Emergency Department, UCHealth’s CeDAR: Center for Dependence, Addiction, and Rehabilitation, Valley View Hospital’s Youth Recovery Center and Crisis Team, West Pines Psychiatric Hospital, and Jefferson Center for Mental Health.
Currently, Emily dedicates her time to private practice, teaching at Naropa, and providing counseling for middle school students.