Amy Powers, LPC

Amy Powers is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 17 years of experience. She offers direct, practical help for people facing relationship strain, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. Her style is warm but straightforward, and she focuses on real steps people can use right away.

Amy works mainly from cognitive behavioral ideas, but she combines several approaches to suit each person. She builds a treatment plan around what a client needs and what feels doable. Sessions focus on skills, communication, and small changes that add up over time.

She has experience supporting people with trauma, abuse, grief, mood disorders including bipolar, and obsessive-compulsive concerns. Amy also addresses parenting strain, blended family challenges, caregiver stress, codependency, and issues around intimacy and jealousy. Her practice includes help with anger, low self-esteem, career stress, and coping with life transitions.

Amy describes her therapeutic manner as respectful and forward. She aims to create a welcoming space where people can speak honestly and set clear goals. That practical tone helps keep sessions focused on progress rather than vagueness.

People who choose Amy typically want a therapist who listens, offers concrete tools, and works collaboratively on relationship and personal concerns. The approach emphasizes small, achievable steps and clearer communication to help clients move forward.

How her approaches work in online therapy

Amy uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral strategies to guide sessions online. Client-centered Therapy emphasizes listening and responding to the person in front of her, helping clients set their own goals and feel heard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying new behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and relationship patterns.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Amy will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs. That may mean leaning into CBT for skill building or using client-centered techniques to clarify values and relationship goals.

Check the current session options before booking to confirm how she meets with clients. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce commute time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It also lets people continue work on skills and communication from wherever they are, while keeping the focus on practical steps and progress.