About Amy
Amy Silberman uses a client-centered approach to guide people through hard moments. She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in New York with 24 years of practice. Amy focuses on clear, direct work so people feel heard and understood.
Amy helps with stress and anxiety and with relationship and intimacy-related concerns. She also supports people coping with grief, self-esteem struggles, career shifts, sleep and eating difficulties, and changes tied to parenting or caregiving.
How Amy works
ADHD and compassion fatigue are among other areas she addresses. Her sessions blend practical strategies and listening. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to spot patterns and try small changes.
Mindfulness practices and psychodynamic ideas may be part of making sense of feelings and history. Amy draws on solution-focused work to set short-term goals and check progress. She works with people facing issues around adoption and foster care, blended family dynamics, fertility and fatherhood questions, aging and caregiver stress, chronic illness, and divorce or separation.
These topics are handled in plain language and step-by-step planning. People can expect a calm, respectful space where the pace is set together. Amy asks a few questions up front to match priorities, then helps build tools that fit everyday life.
The overall aim is clearer thinking, steadier coping, and more confidence moving forward.
Amy lists 5 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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 24 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Amy commonly blends Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the person’s lead so sessions feel respectful and collaborative. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to sort feelings and priorities. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at thoughts and behaviors and uses practical exercises to change patterns that keep problems stuck; it suits anxiety, low mood, sleep and eating difficulties, and stress.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Amy will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they try methods and adjust them over time so the work matches real-life needs and timeframes.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face to face when schedules allow. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging are good for ongoing coaching, brief check-ins, or when someone prefers written reflection. These options offer flexibility to fit therapy into work, parenting, caregiving, or other daily demands.
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