About Amy
Amy Prokopowicz is a licensed mental health and addictions counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, and addiction. She works with people dealing with depression, anger, relationship and family concerns, and life transitions. Amy draws on 15 years of experience to offer steady, practical support.
She earned a Bachelor of Science from North Carolina State University and a Master of Arts in Counseling from North Carolina Central University. Her practicum work was at a hospice where she studied thanatology, and her internship focused on counseling women who experienced mental illness, trauma, and addiction.
How Amy works
Over a decade, Amy worked with active duty military and related issues in community mental health and independent practice settings. Amy uses an integrative, down-to-earth approach. She centers conversation on the mind-body connection and helps people build routines that support mental, physical, spiritual, and financial well-being.
Sessions focus on clear goals and small, manageable steps rather than long lectures. Her methods include client-centered conversation, cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thinking, motivational interviewing to strengthen commitment, and solution-focused work to find practical next steps. She adapts these methods to suit each person’s needs and goals.
Outside of work, Amy is a single older mother raising a young child. That experience informs her understanding of how life changes can pull someone off balance. She aims to empower people to regain stability and move toward a healthier life.
Amy lists 4 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.
Also listed
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Anger management
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Somatization
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Training and background
| Register | LCMHC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 15 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | North Carolina |
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Online support options
Approaches that translate well to online sessions
Amy commonly uses client-centered conversation to create a respectful, listening-first space. This approach focuses on what the person notices and values, helping them set priorities and feel heard in each session.She also applies cognitive behavioral therapy, which breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT offers practical tools to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test new behaviors, useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns.
Choosing a therapeutic approach is a shared process. The therapist will work with the client to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. They may combine approaches and adjust the plan over time based on what helps most.
Online formats offer flexibility for busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be easier when someone is on the go. Live chat or text-based messaging supports brief check-ins, tracking progress, and ongoing encouragement between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or other routines.
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