Amy Childers

My therapy approach is a well-rounded, whole person approach, to assist clients with decrease of symptoms and help them live a more fulfilling life. I have been practicing therapy for the last 12 years and have been licensed for four years. I collaborate with my client to create a treatment plan with realistic goals that fit them and allows clients to be successful and move forward in their lives without the need of constant therapy. I utilize treatment approaches from CBT, Solution Focused Therapy, Supportive Therapy, and EMDR models. My compassionate, friendly and easygoing approach in my therapy practice assists me in creating a safe space for clients. I work to gain the trust of the client and build a healthy therapeutic relationship. I have experience with treating readjustments stressors, depression, anxiety symptoms, single and complex trauma cases in teens, and adults. I am LGBTQIA friendly and can work with teen, adults, and couples. The many issues I work to address in therapy range from trauma related, post-partum anxiety and depression, stress related, anger, family, or marital conflict. My life philosophy and treatment philosophy both see the importance of empowerment. If one feels empowered in their life they are motivated to grow and seek continued ways to improve themselves. That is why I constantly aim to empower each client and develop a treatment approach that is important to them. I chose to become a mental health professional to help others find meaning in their lives while also living my meaning by helping them along their journey. I look forward to meeting you in your journey.

Our first session is a conversation, not an intake form. I'll ask what brought you in, what you've already tried, and what you're hoping changes. We'll figure out together whether we're a fit; if I think someone else on the team would serve you better, I'll say so. From there, weekly 50-minute sessions are typical for the first few months. We'll check in periodically on what's working and recalibrate if something isn't. I send no homework you didn't agree to, and I don't grade you on between-session work — but I'll often suggest small experiments that move things forward faster than talk alone.

I draw primarily on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). With CBT, I'm less interested in worksheets and more interested in helping you notice the thoughts that drive the loop you're stuck in — and then experimenting with what changes when you respond differently. ACT adds the piece CBT alone can miss: defining what actually matters to you, and using that as the anchor when life pulls in other directions. For clients carrying trauma, I'm trained in EMDR and integrate it when it fits, with full transparency about what we're doing and why.