About Amy
Amy Kline is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) practicing in Illinois with 15 years of experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship strain. She also supports those facing career shifts, grief, addiction concerns, parenting stress, and challenges with anger or self-esteem.
Amy uses a practical, down-to-earth approach. She listens first to understand each person's situation. Then she offers clear ideas and steps people can try between sessions.
How Amy works
She positions herself as a partner who respects that clients know their lives best. Her background includes work in community programs, home services, residential treatment, and employee assistance programs. That variety shaped a flexible style that fits short-term coaching or longer counseling work.
Her master’s degree in Counseling and Organizational Psychology informs both personal and work-related coaching. In sessions she focuses on helping people process difficult feelings and make concrete changes. She provides guidance on coping skills, managing emotions, and improving communication.
Amy aims for simple, achievable goals rather than jargon-filled plans. People meet practical tools alongside supportive listening. Amy encourages small steps, like new routines or clearer boundaries, that add up over time.
She is comfortable helping people navigate life changes, bipolar and mood concerns, ADHD-related struggles, and compassion fatigue. If someone prefers online formats, she offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. The emphasis is on finding approaches that fit each person's life and pace.
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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
Training and background
| Register | LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Illinois |
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Online support options
Evidence-based techniques and flexible online care
Amy draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change. One common approach emphasizes skill-building for managing anxiety and stress through breathing, activity scheduling, and stepwise exposure to feared situations. These strategies help reduce worry and increase daily functioning.Another approach centers on problem-solving and coaching for life and work transitions. This involves clarifying goals, breaking tasks into manageable steps, and adjusting behavior patterns to support career or relationship shifts. It is useful for people facing job changes, caregiving strain, or major life decisions.
Choosing the best approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about their goals, strengths, and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. Adjustments are made as progress is tracked so therapy stays useful and relevant.
Online therapy formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a simpler option requiring less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging support shorter check-ins, quick reflections, or when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and different day-to-day routines.
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