Katherine Pilarte Emerick

Katherine Pilarte Emerick, LMFT is a bilingual Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist providing therapy in English and Spanish in Lakeland, Florida and online for clients across the state. She has over 8 years of experience supporting teens, adults, couples, and families in navigating anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, and major life transitions. Katherine is Gottman Level 2 Trained and certified as a Prepare/Enrich Facilitator. She also leads The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work program, offering evidence-based tools for premarital and marital counseling. Beyond her couples work, she helps clients manage racing thoughts, chronic stress, overthinking, self-esteem concerns, and significant life changes such as marriage, parenthood, relocation, or career shifts. Her therapeutic style is warm, nonjudgmental, and person-centered, drawing on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Solution-Focused Therapy, and mindfulness practices. She is committed to helping clients improve communication, resolve conflict, deepen emotional connection, and create values-driven, fulfilling lives. In addition to her clinical practice, Katherine leads monthly mindfulness workshops, provides community mental health education, and incorporates holistic wellness strategies, including her background as a certified cycling instructor, to connect physical health with emotional well-being. She also serves as an adjunct instructor at Florida Southern College, where she teaches Abnormal Psychology to undergraduate students, integrating academic knowledge with real-world clinical experience. Katherine is passionate about equipping individuals, families and couples with the tools to navigate challenges and build stronger, more resilient foundations in their relationships.