meet amy.
my journey.
Remember when you were a kid and people asked you what you wanted to be? I always wanted to be a counselor, starting young with baby sitting, then moving on to camp counselor, swim instructor, and crisis specialist. When graduating college with a BA in Psychology and English, it was my time to start a family, so I became a special education teacher and put my Masters on hold. When my kids were old enough, I went back to school get my MS in Psychology to follow my passion. I gravitated towards Attachment and Personality Theories, Individual Psychology, and was trained in EMDR and DBT. I love a puzzle, a challenge…my analytical brain thrives when I have something to think about. Working with people makes me happy, if not, I would have probably been an engineer, lol.
Putting together my life experience and training, I worked with adolescents in residential mental health care and in private practice, who I still love working with, but found myself wanting to work with the families, not just the individual. This is what led me to couples counseling. Not all therapist like couples counseling. You have to be able to sift through both sides of the conversation, or argument, and validate both people, be present in the discussion and lead it to be productive and helpful.
When working with individuals, it is important they feel seen and heard. People don’t take the time to listen. Everyone has an opinion that they want to share, and often people don’t get heard. My goal with individuals is to help them generate a strong sense of self and awareness of what they want in life. It is important that we develop our authenticity and and stand in our identity, not what others what us to be.
My passions has led me to presenting information, back full circle to teaching. Working as a Qualified Supervisor, I am able to support counselors just starting out, and they keep me on my toes by asking insightful questions on how to approach clients. When providing CEU (continuing education units) to fellow therapist, I get to to spark interest in new ideas and strategies, which keeps me engaged in the learning process. Creating classes and retreats has allowed me to reach more clients while creating a community of like minded people.
Giving Hope.
“The moments when you give someone hope, show them a path forward, when you are stronger and clearer in that moment then they are… so they can be.”
Mel Robbins
amy’s adlerian approach
Amy lives life as an Adlerian Therapist/Philosopher. Individual psychology is goal-oriented and focuses on how an individual connects with others, achieves their goals, and contributes to society. When working in this model, you face your feelings of inferiority and learn how to overcome them, while finding your place in the world with confidence.
Amy believes in personal empowerment. That’s what Being Unlimited is all about: not taking more on, rather shedding the things that don’t matter and focusing on the most important thing in your life…you.
When you have a feeling of wholeness, you can be more present in the world, without feeling drained or depleted. You can accomplish, connect, and give without resentment, rejection, or regret.
getting help
We all have stuff. Sometimes our stuff is hard, and sometimes we need help with our stuff. For Amy, it’s not about your stuff, it’s about you as a person, or maybe a couple, that’s important. How you stand in the world, how you see yourself, and how you engage with others is the kind of work you will do with Amy.
You will move from having your stuff define you to you deciding who you want to be and how you cultivate happiness and empowerment in your life.
what I can help with
DBT to help with mindfulness and being present
Energy Therapy to provide and understanding of the beliefs that influence your life
EMDR to help process trauma of all shapes and sizes
TF-CBT to give concrete tools and models that provides a scaffold to support growth and change
Qualified Supervisor to help mentor and train new therapists