Hi there!
I’m Denali Green, LPC, RPT-S
(formerly Emily Green)
I feel grateful to the many individuals, couples, and families who have allowed me to walk with them on their journey toward healing.
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Play Therapist & Supervisor, and I work with children, adults, couples, parents, and families across the lifespan. I also collaborate with teachers and schools to support student emotional regulation, classroom connection, and learning..
My work is grounded in attachment-based and trauma-informed therapy, helping clients of all ages move beyond the impact of anxiety, trauma, divorce, and relational disconnection toward healthier, more secure sense of selves and relationships.
We all reach out for help for ourselves, our relationships and our kids for a variety of reasons — and there are a variety of types of therapy that can be personalized for you or your family’s unique strengths & struggles.
My Practice:
I am a Licensed Professional Counselor and Registered Play Therapist & Supervisor who works with individuals, couples, and families of all ages. My work is grounded in attachment-based and trauma-informed therapy, helping clients move beyond the impact of anxiety, abuse, and relational disconnection toward healthier, more secure relationships.
I specialize in Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples & Families, an attachment-based model that helps individuals, couples, and families repair emotional injuries and restore connection.
In my work with children and adolescents, I place a strong emphasis on supporting and including parents in the process. Through filial therapy, I train parents in therapeutic skills that empower them to directly address their children’s emotional and behavioral needs building on the strength of the parent-child relationship. My goal is to empower parents as the most important and influential supports in children’s lives. I also serve as a Coparenting Therapist & Parent Coordinator to support parents in mitigating the impact of divorce and conflict on their children.
For the first decade of my career, I worked in several nonprofit and agency settings where I received specialized training and experience supporting survivors of sexual abuse, family violence, trauma, and neglect. These experiences continue to inform my trauma-informed and relationship-centered approach to therapy.
I earned my undergraduate degree in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2003. Having worked for a few years with nonprofit agencies, I later completed both a Master of Science and Specialist Degree (EdS) in Professional Counseling at Georgia State University in 2007.
Clinical Specialities:
Play & Filial Therapy
Emotion Focused Couple Therapy
Emotion Focused Family Therapy
Trauma-Informed Therapy
Coparenting Therapy, Therapeutic Parenting Plans & Parent Coordination
Many of you have known me as Emily Green — Choosing to go by Nali reflects something deeply personal—and closely connected with how I practice therapy.
My parents had originally planned to name me Denali, after the Alaskan mountain range they had hiked in their hippie days. In the end, they chose the more conventional name Emily instead. For most of my life, that was simply a family story. But in 2025, while telling it aloud, I heard myself say, “Imagine how free my life might have been if I had been named Denali.” When someone responded, “Then why don’t you?” something shifted inside of me.
Like many people, I learned early on that staying safe often meant being what others needed me to be. Choosing to go by Nali represents the opposite: living with greater clarity, authenticity, and connection to my own voice.
This commitment shapes how I practice therapy. I will never invite someone to explore or do something that I have not also asked of myself. Our work together is about learning to listen inward, reconnect with the parts of ourselves that may have been silenced, and build relationships that allow us to live more fully and honestly.
We are hurt in relationships, and we heal in relationships.
Therapy can be one of those relationships for yourself, your partnership, or for your children — a space where understanding, repair, and new ways of relating can begin.