About Amy

Amy obtained her Master’s in Clinical Counseling from The Ohio State University in 2006, then pursued a 2-year clinical fellowship with Counseling and Consultation Services at OSU.  Amy joined the private practice world and returned to her roots of social service work in 2008, while obtaining her independent licensure to practice.  Amy spent almost 16 years at The Buckeye Ranch counseling adolescents and their families, working with groups, providing clinical supervision, then shifting to administration for the last 10 years.  She has devoted much of her time to helping families in crisis through the foster care and child welfare systems.  Amy had the privilege to become certified in Dr. Bruce Perry’s Neuro-Sequential Model for Therapeutics at the Ranch and is passionate about trauma work and intergenerational trauma.

Amy utilizes Dialectical Behavioral and Client-Centered approaches rooted in unconditional positive regard.  She believes in honoring your individual and cultural experiences, exploring systems you’ve inhabited, and setting solution-focused goals.  She seeks to disrupt problematic patterns, build resilience, and neutralize shame.  Amy uses a family-centered lens to adolescent and youth counseling and would request some participation of primary caregivers when working with youth, in most cases.

Amy has practiced youth, adolescent, and adult individual, family, and couples counseling.  She specializes in trauma-informed approaches to many areas of emotional distress.  Amy has deeper experience with LGBTQ+ culture and navigating child welfare systems. Amy has run empowerment, support, and psychodynamic groups for young women, gay/bisexual men, and LGBTQ+ adolescents.

Amy uses her superpower of being Highly Sensitive to reach imaginations, understand others,  and warmly welcome people into a safe, non-judgmental environment.  Amy enjoys crafting, reading, playing in every sort of way, and hanging with her wife, doggos, and nature.