Amy FitzGerald, LCSW
Compassionate, practical support for parenting and life transitions
Book with Amy- Years in practice
- 14
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Amy
Amy FitzGerald is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, relationship concerns, and grief. She brings 14 years of clinical experience and practical tools to conversations about self-esteem, trauma, ADHD, and life changes. Amy works with people facing fertility, adoption, and attachment worries, and supports those navigating identity and gender concerns.
She practices in North Carolina and uses simple, down-to-earth language in sessions. Amy treats clients as the experts on their lives and focuses on clear, achievable goals.
Background and approach
Sessions mix talk-based work with body-focused techniques when that fits the person. Her approach often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice values and take meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify and change thinking patterns that increase stress and low mood.
Mindfulness and somatic practices are offered to help regulate the body and calm overwhelm. Amy has a background working with adoptive and birth parents, adoptees, and young people under academic or career pressure. That experience informs how she supports caregivers, people with attachment questions, and those recovering from trauma and loss.
Sessions are tailored to each person’s needs, comfort level, and values. Amy aims for a practical, collaborative style that helps clients set steps they can actually use between appointments. She welcomes conversations about goals and preferences at the start of work together.
What Amy works with
Everything Amy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Amy helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Amy lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches for online parenting and life work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to clarify what matters to them and take small, meaningful steps toward those values. It can help when parenting feels overwhelming or when life changes leave someone feeling stuck. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to lower reactivity and calm the nervous system, useful after trauma or during high stress.Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. Amy works collaboratively to decide what fits each person’s goals and preferences. She will check in about what helps, adjust pacing, and combine talk work with body-focused techniques when needed.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging are useful for brief check-ins or ongoing support between appointments. These options make it simpler to fit sessions around work, childcare, or travel while keeping therapy consistent and accessible.
Questions people ask about Amy
What concerns can Amy help with?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, parenting questions, depression, grief, trauma, ADHD, relationship and self-esteem issues, and related family or identity concerns.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She uses a client-centered, goal-focused style and combines talking with body-based practices when helpful. The work is practical and tailored to each person.
What experience does she bring?
Amy has 14 years of clinical experience and a background working with adoptive and birth parents, adoptees, and young people under academic or career pressure.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in North Carolina.
Which languages are supported and can international clients work together?
Sessions are offered in English, and she does accept international clients.
What formats are available for therapy sessions?
Sessions can be by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How does pricing and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Amy?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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