- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Mindfulness and DBT
About Amy
Amy Powers is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in South Carolina with 17 years of clinical experience. She works with adults on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, parenting stress, grief, and anger. Amy also supports people facing trauma, mood disorders, ADHD, and career-related issues.
She uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. Amy emphasizes cognitive behavioral techniques while also drawing on client-centered and solution-focused approaches. She aims to be direct and respectful during sessions, helping clients identify patterns and try different ways of responding to difficult feelings.
In practice she helps people manage intense emotions, rebuild trust after hurt, and handle life transitions. That can mean learning new communication habits, developing coping skills for panic or mood swings, or creating structured plans for everyday stress. She also works with attachment and blended family concerns, caregiver stress, and codependency issues.
Amy has experience treating survivors of abuse and people with post-traumatic stress. She applies trauma-focused methods as appropriate and pairs them with mindfulness or DBT strategies when emotion regulation is a focus. Sessions tend to balance skill-building with exploring how past experiences affect present behavior.
Her approach is collaborative and goal oriented. Clients who want clear techniques to reduce reactivity, improve relationships, or manage mood symptoms may find this method practical and direct.
How her approaches work in online sessions
Amy often uses cognitive behavioral therapy in sessions, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and angry outbursts. CBT is practical and skill based, useful for changing patterns that keep problems going.She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills when emotion regulation is a concern. DBT supplies concrete tools for managing strong feelings, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening interpersonal effectiveness. Client-centered methods are used alongside these approaches to keep the conversation focused on the client’s goals and experience.
Choosing the right mix of methods is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with the client to identify goals, try approaches, and adjust over time based on what helps. This means sessions can shift between skills practice, problem-solving, and looking at past experiences that influence current behavior.
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into everyday life by reducing travel time, allowing shorter check-ins around work breaks, or removing the need to be on camera for every meeting. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to make progress even when meeting remotely.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to anger?
She works with anger alongside stress, relationships, trauma, and communication problems to help people notice triggers and practice different responses.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She uses a direct, respectful style and leans on cognitive behavioral techniques while also using client-centered and solution-focused methods.
How many years of experience does she have?
She has 17 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families on mood, trauma, and relationship concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Carolina.
Can sessions be held in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What should I do to start a first session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.