With over 20 years of combined national and international experience in psychology, mental health counseling, and neuroscience, I help individuals better understand the patterns underlying their anxiety and develop practical strategies for lasting change. Having worked across Nicaragua, Guatemala, Brazil, and the United States in community mental health agencies, foster care systems, faith-based initiatives, and humanitarian outreach, I have had the privilege of supporting individuals from diverse cultural backgrounds facing a wide range of life challenges. These experiences have deepened my understanding of how adversity, relationships, trauma, culture, and life transitions shape emotional well-being and influence the way anxiety is experienced. I hold a Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling and am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida, Connecticut, and Massachusetts. I am certified in Neuropsychotherapy (NPT-C), trained in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Accelerated Resolution Therapy (ART), and am currently pursuing a doctoral degree in Community Care and Counseling with a specialization in Traumatology.
Hi! I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) from Connecticut. I received my Master's Degree from New York University (NYU) with a focus on Counseling for Mental Health & Wellness and a research interest in spirituality and trauma.
I am interested in helping with all areas of life, whether you want to improve relationships, friendships or careers. If you need someone to talk to about any area of life, I can listen to your concerns and help you navigate a way forward. I can offer a perspective rooted in empathy and self-acceptance. I utilize an integrative, eclectic approach to therapy.
I have specialized experience in working with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault for the past 8 years. I help survivors of trauma to thrive and create a new future based on inner strengths.
Welcome! I help insightful, motivated, and sensitive adults, young adults, and teenagers break free from anxiety and low self-esteem so that they can be their authentic selves and build lives they love. I also support those struggling with depression, perfectionism, performance anxiety/enhancement, life stress/transitions, trauma, phobias, grief, and relationships/parenting. Are you ready to slow the chaos, enhance your self confidence, and rebuild your sense of peace and control?
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If you’re here, you may be carrying experiences that still show up in your body, your thoughts, or your relationships — even if those events happened long ago. You might feel on edge, numb, easily triggered, exhausted, or disconnected from yourself or others. If that sounds familiar, you’re not broken. Your nervous system learned how to survive, and now it may need support learning how to feel safe again.
My name is Amy, and I’m a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Carolina, also licensed in New Jersey and Connecticut. I’ve been practicing for 13 years and earned my Master of Arts in Professional Counseling from Liberty University. While I’ve worked with a wide range of concerns — including anxiety, depression, ADHD, anger, grief, and relationship challenges — I specialize in trauma working with PTSD and Complex PTSD.
I work with clients who have experienced trauma in many forms, including childhood abuse or neglect, chronic stress, relational trauma, and significant life disruptions. My approach is trauma-informed, which means I move at your pace, prioritize your sense of safety, and respect your boundaries. You are always in control of what you share and when. Therapy is not about forcing yourself to “relive” anything — it’s about helping your nervous system feel safer and helping you reclaim your sense of choice and agency.
I have lived a long and colorful life. Like everyone else, I've made good and bad choices and learned from each. I have 22+ years experience in the mental health and substance abuse treatment field. I DO NOT JUDGE, AT ALL, PERIOD. I can be both blunt and gentle as appropriate. My role is to offer another perspective, a way to see life more fully and function better, no more, no less. I don't pretend to have all the answers but only one slice of wisdom. I just share what can help someone. Some people are not yet ready to be helped. Yet for those who are feeling lost on life's journey and are willing to listen and learn, I'm here to assist. My life work can be summed up in three words, "offering people hope. "
"The wound is where the light enters." - Jeladdin Rumi
"A coward dies a thousand deaths, a brave man only once." Martin Luther King Jr.
"Wouldn't take nothin' for my journey now." - Maya Angelou
"The past is gone, and there is left only a blessing." - Kahlil Gibran
"Be true to yourself, and you will be false to no one else." - William Shakespeare
"How very lucky are we, for just a moment to be, part of life's eternal rhyme." Charlotte's Web, movie
"Not all who wander are lost." J.R.R. Tolkien
I am a Christian-informed therapist licensed in multiple States. With a background in clinical social work and a desire to see the building up of the body of Christ, I am passionate about supporting and encouraging my brothers and sisters as they seek to navigate the difficulties of life and develop resilience that can lead to personal healing and spiritual growth. My areas of expertise include managing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, faith formation, identity and purpose, peer relationships, transitional challenges, conflict resolution, forgiveness, etc.