I am licensed in Illinois with 30 years of professional work experience. I have experience in helping clients with stress and anxiety, motivation, self esteem, and confidence, career difficulties, & bipolar disorder. I believe in treating everyone with respect, sensitivity, and compassion. I will tailor our dialog and treatment plan to meet your unique and specific needs. It takes courage to seek out a more fulfilling and happier life and to take the first steps towards a change. I am here to support & empower you in that journey.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Anger management, Coping with life changes, Coaching, Aging and Geriatric Issues, Caregiver issues and stress, Emptiness, First Responder Issues, Guilt and shame, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Mood disorders , Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Postpartum Depression, Post-traumatic stress, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-Harm, Workplace issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Solution-Focused Therapy
IL LCSW 149010710
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She is the best and has changed my life! So down to earth and easy to talk to!
Written on Mar 05, 2024 after therapy with Amy for 8 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, and eating disorders
Mrs. Smith is very sweet and easy to talk to, she very patient and knows when to let you have a friendly ear and when you need a friendly push.
Written on Dec 24, 2023 after therapy with Amy for 2 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, grief, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, bipolar disorder, and adhd
Amy has been amazing and helpful since the start, I trust her completely and feel very comfortable with her
Written on Dec 07, 2023 after therapy with Amy for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and bipolar disorder
Amy is kind and gives concern, asks questions that helps identify the problems.
Written on Sep 23, 2023 after therapy with Amy for 2 weeks on issues concerning self esteem, and career difficulties