About Me

Hello, I’m Amy! I am passionate about supporting individuals and families find healing, connection, and reconciliation with death, trauma, and a myriad of life experiences. I seek to provide educational and evidence-based therapeutic interventions as a means to provide validation, understanding, and empathy to the experiences of grief and trauma. I am particularly dedicated to bringing greater awareness and compassion for people experiencing disenfranchised grief – those who may feel their grief is not “real” or “valid.” I intend to always create a space to safely hold all types of grief, trauma, loss, and the array of complex emotions that follow these experiences. In addition to my grief work and training, I have experience with military life as a spouse, anxiety and depression, sexual assault and abuse, childhood neglect and abuse, behavioral challenges with children, and life transitions. I am able to offer services to anyone located in Colorado, Kansas, Virginia, and Massachusetts.

My Approach

I work from a client-centered, non-medical approach, meaning that myself and my client(s) work collaboratively to reach your goals, or the goals you develop during our work together. I follow my client’s lead to ensure they feel heard and supported in their concerns. I want to create a space that feels authentic and comfortable for my clients to speak honestly and openly, as that is the only way to create true change and healing. I also incorporate Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to connect thoughts, feelings, behaviors, and beliefs about oneself into how they interact with the world. Additionally, I integrate Bibliotherapy, Narrative Therapy, Group Therapy, and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy.

License/Certification

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Colorado 09928163

Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Virginia 0904014754

Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, Massachusetts, 1120772

Licensed Specialist Clinical Social Worker, Kansas, 06484

Accelerated Resolution Therapy, Basic Training

Certified Grief Counseling Specialist (CGCS), Certificate ID #140171

Certified Grief Educator, Certificate ID #105394

Neurofeedback provider utilizing NeurOptimal® system, Certificate #BC008896

Education

Master of Social Work – Metropolitan State University of Denver, Denver, CO

Master of Arts, Literary and Cultural Studies – Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

Bachelor of Arts in English and History – Regis University, Denver, CO