- Years in practice
- 20
- Credentials
- LISW
- Licensed in
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Grief
About Amy
Amy Petrill is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) with two decades of clinical experience. She helps adults manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and life transitions. Parents looking for practical, calm support around parenting concerns will find clear, down-to-earth guidance.
She centers each session on the person's goals and strengths. In session she uses straightforward tools from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to spot unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. She also draws on Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing to address traumatic memories when appropriate, and mindfulness practices to ease overwhelming emotions.
Background and approach
Her style is warm and respectful and aims to make coping skills usable in day-to-day life. Amy emphasizes collaboration. She listens first, then offers options and explains what to expect from each approach.
Sessions focus on small, practical steps parents and individuals can use between meetings to reduce stress and improve routines. Her background includes long-term work with people facing mood disorders, PTSD, postpartum depression, chronic illness, and workplace stress. That experience informs a flexible approach that adapts to each person's situation.
She pays attention to family of origin issues, communication problems, and the strains of caregiving. Amy practices in Ohio and works with English-speaking clients, including international clients when schedules allow. She uses a range of remote session formats so people can choose what fits their life.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Amy lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic 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.
How Amy blends evidence-based approaches online
CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, workplace stress, and many parenting challenges where small changes make a big difference. EMDR works with distressing memories by using structured processing to reduce their intensity and emotional charge; it can help with past trauma and post-traumatic stress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to lessen reactivity and improve moment-to-moment coping with strong emotions.Choosing an approach is a team effort. Amy will talk with each person about goals and preferences, suggest options, and try approaches together to see what fits. That collaborative process means methods can change as needs evolve and progress is monitored openly.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions work when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be used for shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These formats make it easier to schedule care around parenting duties, work shifts, or health limitations and help people keep momentum on their goals.
Questions people ask about Amy
What concerns does Amy commonly help with?
Amy works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and life changes. She also supports people dealing with parenting concerns, workplace issues, ADHD, bipolar mood challenges, and chronic illness.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is client-centered and practical. She listens first, then offers tools from several approaches so clients can pick what feels most helpful.
How much experience does she have?
Amy has 20 years of clinical experience working in trauma-informed practice and with mood and stress-related concerns.
What credentials and region apply to her practice?
She holds an LISW credential and practices in Ohio as an OH LISW.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English and she is available to work with international clients when scheduling allows.
Which session formats are available?
Therapy can be delivered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How do costs and subscriptions work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should I take to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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