Emily Tara Weiner, LMFT, ATR, CMI

Emily is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) and Registered Art Therapist (ATR), with her Masters in MFT and Art Therapy from NDNU in Belmont, CA. She is also a Certified Mindfulness Instructor (CMI) with Mindful Schools. Emily has been working in the fields of Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Mindfulness in Education (MiE) for over a decade. It is her absolute life’s work and passion! She believes whole-heartedly in the whole child, holistic, resiliency and strength-based approaches to learning for children and adolescents. She has witnessed firsthand just how transformative this work can be not only for students, but for administrators, teachers, school counselors, parents, and for the culture of the school as a whole, when well-woven throughout the fabric of the entire school and community systems. Emily has worked for many years as a school counselor, SEL facilitator, and mindfulness instructor for youth, parents and educators, for various schools, SEL and mindfulness-based organizations and holistic retreat centers around the Bay Area.