- Mindfulness based
- Practical tools
- Nature inspired
About Amy
Amy Klein is a licensed social worker who brings a blend of practical tools and reflective practices to therapy. She uses mindfulness, cognitive techniques, and storytelling to help people navigate hard moments. Amy's background includes community work, clinical care, and long experience in varied settings. She writes and talks plainly in session and values compassion and steady presence.
Amy has 14 years of clinical practice since completing her MSW, and she began working in social services right after high school. Her early roles included VISTA service at a YWCA and in-home work with parents involved with child protective services. She also served in the Peace Corps in Kingston, Jamaica, and later worked in settings such as a Native tribe, a medium-security prison, rural schools, and a medical clinic.
In session she blends evidence-based methods like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with mindfulness and acceptance-focused practices. Amy draws on creative tools too - yoga, breath work, and storytelling - to help people reconnect with what matters to them. She describes herself as an empath and aims to hold steady emotional space without judgment.
Amy lists Adoption and foster care among areas she focuses on and can address related concerns alongside grief, trauma, parenting stress, and attachment issues. She also works with mood concerns such as depression and bipolar, anxiety, addiction, and life transitions.
She lives near Lake Michigan and integrates nature, art, and humor into her work when helpful. People can expect a warm, direct approach that combines practical skills with reflective practices to support change.
How her approaches translate to online therapy
Amy works with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside client-centered, mindfulness-infused care. ACT focuses on clarifying values and taking meaningful steps even when uncomfortable feelings are present; it can help with grief, anxiety, and life changes. CBT looks at thinking and behavior patterns and teaches skills to reduce distress and change unhelpful habits; it is often used for anxiety, depression, and coping strategies.She also uses mindfulness practices to help people slow down, notice patterns, and build a steady attention to the present moment. These practices pair well with ACT and CBT and can support work on stress, trauma responses, and self-regulation. Choosing the right mix of methods is collaborative; the therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful as therapy unfolds.
The biography did not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt ACT, CBT, and mindfulness exercises to remote sessions so people can practice skills between appointments and bring real-life situations into therapy for direct problem solving.
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Experience
14+ years
Credentials
Michigan, Washington
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Amy helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, and issues around intimacy and self-esteem. Her listed focuses also include adoption and foster care related concerns and parenting stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style mixes evidence-based techniques with mindfulness and creative methods like storytelling and yoga. Sessions aim to be practical, with skills and reflections to use between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of clinical practice since earning her MSW in 2007 and many earlier years in social work roles. Her background includes community programs, schools, a medical clinic, and correctional settings.
What credentials does she hold and where is she located?
She holds LMSW and LICSW credentials and practices from Michigan. The profile lists MI LMSW and WA LICSW LW as credential details.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are accepted according to the profile.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not specify exact session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking to know whether in-person, video, or phone sessions are available.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to therapist availability.