Rate Amy Phelps

Welcome. I hope you find insight here!

As a licensed psychotherapist & clinical supervisor, I value a practical understanding of holistic medicine. Coming from a "seasoned" lens, with more than 15 years of clinical experience, my approach relies heavily on evidence-based technique, statistically-accepted research, advanced training & most vital: natural instinct.

With gratitude, I invite you to explore details of my treatment approach & scope of practice below.

If you prefer direct feedback from clients, please skip to my reviews. They are 100% voluntary, as feedback is essential to my approach.

With a board certification in clinical supervision, I prioritize a pursuit of lifelong education & research. I believe wholeheartedly that transparency & accountability are essential for long term growth.

My passion for counseling psychology, intertwined with a graduate education have been necessary to develop the skill required. However, an essential intuition as a result of self-discovery through decades of formal practice have resulted in what I define as my divine purpose as a healer. (Hopefully!)

In addition, my devotion to motherhood, commitment to faith and my belief in the power of recovery-have combined to enhance a strong intuition. I believe the outcome is my divine purpose.

I am grateful & overjoyed to recently celebrate ten years of sobriety in November of 2024. I believe my sobriety personally enhances my ability to practice the fundamentals of recovery, and to help guide those suffering in active addiction. My experience is vital in the guidance I provide to clients as they locate their chosen path to healing.

Most clients naturally gravitate to my intentional transparency. Helping clients focus on their own self-discovery is a rewarding journey of partnership that involves a gentle balance of grace, respect and humility.

As a practitioner, my individual experience must be separate, unique and secondary to client needs.

Almost two decades ago, I discovered my dream to formalize the leadership of therapists during licensure. Gaining this certification intensified my love & commitment to the field and I consider my role of clinical mentorship an honor.

My partnership with Betterhelp allows me to use a collaborative approach as an independent practitioner. I contract with organizations that respect my independence. This allows variety and flexibility. I choose to have small caseloads which allows me the ability to commit to individual needs & prioritize the well-being of each client I've pre-selected. This is a process I prefer to customize to ensure therapeutic trust.

Most notable feedback from former clients:

I am attentive, nurturing, flexible, knowledgeable and direct in my communication. I find that my own authenticity is fundamental to my essence as a human, just as transparency underlies all healthy attachment.

My theoretical style has evolved over many years of formal practice. I continue to seek proficiency in advanced training, where I hope to prioritize skilled techniques using: Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, Mindfulness & Internal Family Systems. Solution-focused CBT, TF-CBT.

With specialized understanding in trauma recovery, I believe that we all have the ability to heal. Only you hold the power to transform your life. This directly requires accountability, openness and honesty. Responsibility for your healing is fundamental to this process. My role in this partnership is dependent on the value of client effort! I provide support, validation, accountability, just as I enforce and practice boundaries, teach psychoeducation and provide gentle confrontation when those skills become necessary.

These fundamentals provide the groundwork BEST for healing.

My faith adds a necessary layer of unique impartiality to my role. This detail is important to acknowledge as my spiritual beliefs overlap with a unique awareness that I believe transcends the collective, mind, body and soul.

Using a necessary structure of standard practice with most appropriate evidence-based techniques, only licensed psychotherapists possess exclusive legal responsibility and ethical liability to provide safe, legitimate medical care. Verifiable benefit is statistically shown in treatment with a licensed practitioner.

My ultimate priority as a licensed psychotherapist is to provide the emotional safety that ensures healing for my clients.

I am verified by Psychology Today, a member of the National Counseling Association & several others.

I believe that NO obstacle is superior against the profound strength of human connection & willpower! An OPEN heart is always the ONLY requirement for outpatient treatment.

Thank you for the time you've chosen to spend with my words. I hope you've found insight in the details shared!

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