Amy Smith, LISW - Therapist at Grow Therapy

Amy Smith

Amy Smith

LISW
23 years of experience
Virtual

I provide trauma-informed care to women and men. I want to help clarify whatever it is you want to heal. What is it that you aren't getting from your environment that leads you to overwork, over think, isolate or continue habits you already know don't serve you? To communicate better in your relationships I will use what I’ve learned to help guide you in how to disagree without hurting, highlight what is already working, and uncover the struggles you face to get to the core reasons why we get stuck. I help individuals with ADHD, OCD, and other anxiety disorders. The label doesn't matter as much as you do.

What can clients expect to take away from sessions with you?

We will explore what brought you to therapy and assess all areas of your life. We will explore what you are seeking from therapy and set realistic goals.

Explain to clients what areas you feel are your biggest strengths.

Clients say I'm easy to talk to and ask good questions that are simple in nature but that also get to the root of their issues. Clients also say I'm professional but easygoing. I tend to have clients who stay for the long term. Therapy can be short and solution focused as well.

Describe the client(s) you are best positioned to serve.

I especially enjoy working with college students, post-partum mothers, and individuals who desire a life with limited substances. The most important component of good therapy is to feel a connected and collaborative relationship to your therapist. And that is what I have provided to my clients going into two decades of mental health work. I also provide ketamine-assisted psychotherapy. Your anxieties and depression are treatable. Lead the least secretive life you can. Shame and guilt will magnify your stress enormously. Suffering in silence is terrible. Whatever your struggles are don't keep them to yourself. Share your story with someone you can trust.

About Amy Smith

Identifies as

Licensed in

Accepts cash

$135/session

Appointments

Virtual

My treatment methods

Attachment-based

We will explore past attachments to caregivers and how this impacts current functioning and relationships.

Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)

We will explore your patterns of thinking, feeling, and behaving and work on changing any unhealthy patterns.

Dialectical Behavior (DBT)

Focus on learning how to manage emotional distress, mindfulness, learning to identify and label emotions without judgement, and learning how to effectively interact with others.

Narrative

Problem solving to seperate you as a person from the problem itself. You externailze the issues instead of internalizing them. We will work on shifting the persepctive on your life stories.

Trauma Informed Care

We will look at your unqiue life experiences to promote healing and resiliency.