About Amy
Amy McGinnis Hogan is a licensed clinical social worker with 17 years of experience who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, and questions about purpose. She writes simply and meets people where they are, offering calm, practical support for everyday challenges. Her style is direct and compassionate, aimed at making small changes that add up over time.
She blends insight-oriented work with skills you can use right away.
How Amy works
Psychodynamic therapy helps explore patterns shaped by past experiences. She pairs that with solution-focused tools and cognitive behavioral ideas so clients leave sessions with concrete strategies to manage moods, impulses, or overwhelm. Amy often addresses concerns like low self-esteem, grief, addiction, parenting strain, and burnout from caregiving or work.
She also supports people dealing with ADHD, social anxiety, hoarding, and seasonal mood shifts. Communication problems, guilt, and feelings of emptiness are common topics she helps untangle. Sessions bring both reflection and action.
Amy helps people notice patterns, test new behaviors, and practice skills between sessions. She uses mindfulness techniques to reduce reactivity and help people stay grounded during hard moments. Based in Illinois, she offers therapy in English and uses a collaborative approach to set goals.
People who want a mix of deeper personal insight and practical coping strategies often find this balance helpful.
Amy lists 6 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.
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Hoarding
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 17 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Amy often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice painful thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, then choose actions that match their values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and feeling stuck in life.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test new behaviors. CBT offers clear tools for managing mood, impulsivity, and stress in everyday situations.
Finding the best approach is part of the work. The therapist collaborates with each person to pick strategies that fit their needs, goals, and comfort level. That means sessions can shift over time from insight-focused talk to skill-building practice as needed.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let people work on body language and emotional tone while meeting from home. Phone sessions can be a better fit when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when someone wants to write through thoughts between sessions.
These formats let therapists and clients keep momentum, practice new skills in real life, and adapt the pace of care to work and family schedules.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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