Jacklyn Amankwa-Amoyaw, LCSW-C

Jacklyn Amankwa-Amoyaw is a Licensed Certified Social Worker in Maryland with ten years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with relationships, intimacy concerns, self-esteem, stress, anxiety, and the pressures of parenting. Jacklyn works in a direct and respectful way, centering each person's story and strengths as the basis for change.

She believes people already hold resources that can be used to move forward. In sessions she listens closely, asks practical questions, and helps set small goals that feel doable. Her style is grounded and supportive, aiming to make tough conversations easier to manage.

Jacklyn has worked with teens and young adults during difficult life transitions and everyday stresses. That background informs how she approaches challenges like sleeping problems, career worries, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses concerns related to attachment, adoption and foster care, and blended family issues.

Her work includes helping people with abandonment fears, body image, communication problems, fertility and immigration issues. Jacklyn draws on client-centered methods, cognitive behavioral ideas, and mindfulness practices to tailor each session. She explains strategies in plain language and helps people try them between meetings.

Sessions are offered in English and Akan. People who want to begin can use the site to match with her, complete a short questionnaire, and schedule based on her availability.

How her approaches translate to online therapy

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person's own goals and perspective. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people name what they want to change. This approach helps when someone needs a respectful space to talk through relationship or family concerns.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses concrete strategies such as tracking patterns and testing new behaviors to reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and address self-esteem issues.

Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention skills to reduce reactivity and ground a person in the present. These practices can help with stress, overwhelm, and compassion fatigue by offering brief exercises to use during the day.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She will adapt techniques over time based on what is helpful.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know the formats offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, offer shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. Many people find virtual work helps them practice skills in their everyday routines and keeps momentum between meetings.