Amy Oxendine, LCSW

Amy Oxendine is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people navigate stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, depression, ADHD, and grief. She works with adults and school-aged clients and brings a practical, caring style to sessions. Amy aims to help people take small steps toward clearer goals and better everyday functioning.

Amy has seven years of clinical experience in a range of settings. Her background includes independent mental health agencies, child protective services, hospitals, group homes, and public schools. She has also worked with veterans on depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, medical and psychosocial issues, and military sexual trauma.

She uses a mix of approaches rather than a single technique. Cognitive behavioral techniques help people spot unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors. Motivational interviewing supports people who feel stuck or unsure about change. Client-centered and mindfulness strategies create space to notice present concerns and personal strengths.

Amy describes herself as compassionate and energetic. In sessions she focuses on practical steps people can try between meetings. She pays attention to what each person brings, including strengths learned from life experience.

Her areas of focus include parenting concerns, intimacy-related issues, addictions, eating and sleeping difficulties, anger, self-esteem, career stress, and coping with life changes. She also works with needs tied to adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, chronic illness, attachment issues, and dissociation. Amy aims to support clients as they set goals and make steady progress.

How Amy’s Approaches Work Online

Amy uses client-centered methods that focus on your priorities and experience. This means sessions begin by listening to what matters most to you and then shaping the work around your goals and preferences.

She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which helps identify unhelpful thoughts and build practical skills to change behavior. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and patterns that cause daily stress. Mindfulness therapy is another part of her practice and encourages noticing thoughts and feelings without judgement to reduce reactivity and improve focus.

Finding the right fit is a team effort. Amy will work with each person to decide which approaches to try and will adjust the plan as needs and goals change. She focuses on collaborative goal-setting and practical techniques you can use outside sessions.

If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session formats that are currently offered before booking. Online options can make it easier to fit sessions into workdays, reduce travel time, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and lower the time commitment of attending in person. Licensed professionals can use these flexible arrangements to help you keep therapy consistent with your everyday life.