About Amy
Amy Adams is a licensed master social worker (LMSW) practicing in Michigan. She has six years of clinical therapy experience and two decades of work with and for community mental health systems in the Grand Rapids and Lansing areas. She focuses on making the first steps into therapy feel manageable and respectful of a person's pace.
Amy helps people working through stress, anxiety, depression, and anger. She also addresses trauma and abuse and supports people building self-esteem and motivation.
How Amy works
Practical, straightforward conversations are central to her style. Her background includes long-term roles in community mental health settings, which shaped how she approaches care. She blends structured techniques with conversational work so sessions feel directed but not rushed.
Expect a focus on real-life concerns and simple strategies to practice between meetings. Amy uses approaches such as Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing and Motivational Interviewing as part of her work. She explains methods in plain language and adapts them to each person's needs and readiness.
Sessions are offered in English for people located in Michigan. She provides multiple online formats so people can choose what fits their schedule. The goal is to help people make steady progress toward clearer thinking and more workable daily routines.
Amy lists 2 ways of working on the entry:
What Amy works with
The areas below are the ones Amy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LMSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Michigan |
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Online support options
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Amy uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, which is a guided process that can help reduce distress tied to traumatic memories. It typically involves brief, structured attention tasks while talking through memories to lessen their emotional intensity. Motivational Interviewing is a conversational method that helps people clarify their goals and find internal reasons to change; it emphasizes listening and building motivation rather than giving direct advice.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Amy will talk with a person about their goals, history, and what feels comfortable, then suggest options and adjust based on feedback. The process is collaborative and paced to the client's readiness.
Online options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, so people can pick what fits their life. Video calls let therapy resemble in-person visits, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low, chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These formats make it easier to fit sessions around work, caregiving, or other commitments while keeping treatment consistent and practical.
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