Emberly graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with Honors and an emphasis in Criminology in 2011 and was inducted into the Ames Iowa Chapter of Psi Chi International Honor Society in Psychology. She then moved to Phoenix, Arizona and earned her Master of Science in Licensed Professional Counseling from Grand Canyon University in 2015, completing an practicum at Aurora Behavioral Health Hospital.

Emberly was initially licensed as an Associate Counselor (LAC) in Arizona in 2016, while completing credits toward earning a Doctorate in Clinical Neuropsychology from Argosy University in Phoenix, Arizona. While in Arizona she worked as a therapist at Copper Springs Behavioral Health Hospital, Oasis Behavioral Health Hospital and Maricopa County Jail at the Durango and Lower Buckeye jails. Additionally, Emberly facilitated a Standard Outpatient group through Terros and Family Counseling Services with women who were working toward reunification with their children by the Department of Human Services (DHS). The group provided weekly psychoeducation in substance abuse and a process group to assist with working through some of the traumas of having their children removed as well as the traumas leading up to removal. During this time, Emberly also provided community-based therapy for children ages 4-18 in their natural home, school and daycare environments using Cognitive Behavioral and Play Therapies.

In 2018, Emberly returned to the Des Moines, Iowa area as a temporary Licensed Mental Health Counselor and in 2019 completed training for Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and experienced great success with clients who had developed mental health illness, and substance addictions, due to traumatic events. In 2020 Emberly earned her independent licensure to practice counseling in Iowa and became Board Certified and was awarded the title of National Certified Counselor (NCC) with the National Board of Certified Counselors.

In 2021 Emberly opened The Beverly Center, named after Beverly Lashley, a suicide victim in 2006 and Emberly’s mother. The experience which ultimately led Emberly to pursue a career in Psychology and Mental Health Counseling. She has worked extensively with adults and adolescents, providing assessment for readiness of trauma therapy, as well as preparation through Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Desensitization of Urges and Triggers (DeTurs) for Substance Abuse relapse prevention. Emberly enjoys working with her clients and often shares her love of Psychology through Psychoanalysis with them and intends to continue to pursue completion of her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.