About Amy
Amy Salim connects with people who are overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, or big life changes. She helps individuals who are coping with addictions, relationship struggles, low self-esteem, or questions about life purpose. Amy greets new clients with a calm, straightforward style and encourages small practical steps forward.
Amy is a Licensed Independent Social Worker, LISW, practicing in Ohio with 17 years of professional experience. She values the client as the expert in their own life and builds on each person's strengths.
How Amy works
Sessions focus on realistic goals and clear strategies that fit everyday routines. Common topics she addresses include communication problems, trust and infidelity, commitment and control issues, and the fallout from separation or divorce. She also supports people working through body image, guilt and shame, blended family concerns, and addiction to drugs or alcohol.
Amy aims to make therapy approachable. Conversations are plainspoken and goal-oriented. She will help identify priorities, try small changes, and track what is helping.
Getting started involves a few simple steps: complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability. Amy offers multiple session formats to fit different schedules and needs, so people can pick what works best for them.
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
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
Also listed
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LISW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 17 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Ohio |
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Online support options
Approaches and online options that fit your life
Amy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques focused on practical change. One common approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new ways of thinking and behaving to reduce anxiety and improve mood. This method helps people break negative patterns and try small experiments to see what works.She also emphasizes skills-based work for coping and relapse prevention in addictions. That involves building routines, learning relapse triggers, and practicing new responses so daily life feels more manageable. These techniques often include problem-solving, planning, and straightforward behavioral strategies.
Finding the right approach is collaborative. Amy will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let conversations feel more like in-person sessions. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a lunch break or commute. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for short check-ins, quick coaching, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work and family life.
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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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