- Years in practice
- 17
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Amy
Amy Powers is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with 17 years of experience helping people navigate stress, parenting pressures, relationship strain, anxiety, and mood concerns. She writes treatment plans that focus on each person's needs and uses straightforward, respectful language during sessions. Amy centers the conversation on what parents and adults need now, while keeping an eye on practical steps forward.
She commonly uses cognitive behavioral ideas to help people notice thoughts and change unhelpful patterns.
Background and approach
She also draws on client-centered and solution-focused approaches to keep the work collaborative and goal oriented. When trauma or abuse is part of the story, she brings trauma-focused care into the plan. Sessions are direct and warm.
Amy aims to be clear about goals and action steps, while also listening for what feels most important to the client. She helps people break problems into manageable parts and practice new ways of responding at home and work. Amy has supported people dealing with grief, caregiver stress, blended family issues, codependency, anger, obsessive-compulsive concerns, panic, and post-traumatic stress.
She also assists clients facing life changes, career questions, and intimacy or communication struggles. She offers practical tools alongside emotional support so clients can try changes between sessions. Amy works from South Carolina and conducts sessions in English for adults who want a collaborative, skills-based approach.
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
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Jealousy
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Approaches Amy lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Solution-Focused 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 combines practical approaches with online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on the client's experience and priorities. The therapist listens carefully, reflects what matters to the client, and helps them find their own solutions. This approach supports relationship and parenting concerns by centering what parents want to change in daily life.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It teaches concrete skills to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful patterns that get in the way of parenting and relationships. Dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, adds practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication when feelings run high.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss options, try different techniques, and adjust plans based on your goals and what helps in real life. This shared decision-making helps tailor sessions to parenting challenges, relationship repairs, or individual coping needs.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper work and role-play. Phone sessions can fit a short break at work or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, homework review, or ongoing support between appointments. These formats make it easier to balance therapy with family and work commitments while using the methods described above.
Questions people ask about Amy
What concerns does Amy commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, trauma and many mood or behavior concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Sessions are warm but direct, focused on clear goals and practical steps. Amy uses collaborative, skills-oriented methods to help people make changes between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Amy has 17 years of clinical experience working with a wide range of concerns, including trauma, mood disorders, and family-related stress.
Where is Amy licensed and based?
She is a licensed professional counselor - LPC - practicing from South Carolina.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to get started?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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