About Amy
Amy Klein is a licensed clinical social worker who blends practical techniques with reflective work. She holds an LMSW and a LICSW and draws on 14 years of clinical experience. Her style is calm and grounded, and she uses tools like mindfulness and cognitive work to help people manage stress, anxiety, and overwhelming emotions.
She has worked in many settings since earning her MSW in 2007, including in-home family therapy, a tribal community, a medium-security prison, rural schools, and a medical clinic. Earlier roles included VISTA service at a YWCA and work with youth-at-risk during a Peace Corps placement in Kingston, Jamaica. Those experiences shaped her ability to sit with difficult feelings and stay present with people in crisis.
Amy mixes evidence-based methods and reflective traditions. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside mindfulness practices, storytelling, yoga, and music. This blend aims to help people notice their inner values, make small behavior changes, and build skills to cope with life stressors like grief, trauma, addiction, or relationship concerns such as jealousy.
Her background also includes work around parenting, adoption and foster care issues, aging concerns, chronic illness, ADHD, and body image. She emphasizes gentle curiosity rather than judgment when looking at patterns of thinking and behavior. Sessions focus on useful steps clients can try between meetings.
Amy lives near Lake Michigan and brings a nature-centered sensibility to her work. She encourages people to follow their inner compass and to experiment with practices that fit their daily life.
She has worked in many settings since earning her MSW in 2007, including in-home family therapy, a tribal community, a medium-security prison, rural schools, and a medical clinic. Earlier roles included VISTA service at a YWCA and work with youth-at-risk during a Peace Corps placement in Kingston, Jamaica. Those experiences shaped her ability to sit with difficult feelings and stay present with people in crisis.
Amy mixes evidence-based methods and reflective traditions. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside mindfulness practices, storytelling, yoga, and music. This blend aims to help people notice their inner values, make small behavior changes, and build skills to cope with life stressors like grief, trauma, addiction, or relationship concerns such as jealousy.
Her background also includes work around parenting, adoption and foster care issues, aging concerns, chronic illness, ADHD, and body image. She emphasizes gentle curiosity rather than judgment when looking at patterns of thinking and behavior. Sessions focus on useful steps clients can try between meetings.
Amy lives near Lake Michigan and brings a nature-centered sensibility to her work. She encourages people to follow their inner compass and to experiment with practices that fit their daily life.
Therapeutic approaches adaptable to online work
Amy often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters most to them and take small, consistent steps toward those values. ACT combines noticing thoughts and feelings with committed action to address issues like anxiety, depression, and life transitions.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and shift unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. CBT gives concrete strategies and exercises that people can practice between sessions to reduce symptoms and build new habits.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Amy collaborates with each person to see which combination of mindfulness, ACT, CBT, or reflective practices fits their needs, goals, and daily routine. She adapts homework and in-session exercises based on what the client prefers and what feels doable.
Confirm the current online session options before booking, since specific formats are not listed in the biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow use of journaling, audio practices, or short check-ins between meetings. Licensed professionals can tailor session length and pacing to match someones schedule and attention needs.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
GriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCompassion fatigueADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAntisocial personalityAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDisruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)DissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthPrejudice and discriminationProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexual dysfunctionSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryTrichotillomaniaVisually impairedWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Jungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy
Experience
14+ years
Credentials
Michigan, Washington
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems can be addressed here?
Amy helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, intimacy-related issues, parenting and caregiving stress, and related concerns such as body image, ADHD, and career strain.
What approach does she use in sessions?
Her work blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Jungian ideas, and mindfulness. Sessions typically mix practical behavior work with reflective exercises and mindfulness practices.
How long has she been practicing clinically?
She has 14 years of clinical therapy experience since completing her MSW in 2007, and she has worked in diverse settings including schools, clinics, and correctional facilities.
What credentials and region does she practice from?
She holds an LMSW and a LICSW and practices from Michigan.
Are sessions available in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking since specific formats are not listed in the biography.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist arrangements; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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