Amy Powers , LPC

Amy Powers is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 17 years of clinical experience helping individuals, couples, and families navigate life’s challenges. Based in South Carolina, she primarily draws on cognitive behavioral therapy to address a wide range of concerns including depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, and personality-related issues. Her background also includes training in trauma-focused counseling to support people coping with abuse, neglect, and post-traumatic stress.

She blends a warm, respectful approach with direct, goal-oriented guidance, tailoring each treatment plan to the unique needs of the person or family she is working with. Amy emphasizes practical skills and collaborative problem solving while remaining attentive to emotional experience and relational patterns, including attachment, communication, and blended family dynamics. Areas of focus include stress management, parenting and caregiver stress, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, obsessive-compulsive patterns, and mood disorders.

Amy values the courage it takes to seek help and aims to create an accepting space that encourages openness and growth. Her approach combines evidence-based techniques with compassionate support to help clients make measurable progress toward clearer goals and healthier relationships.

Approach-Focused Online Therapy and Flexible Care

Amy integrates client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in her online work. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy and collaboration, helping people explore their values and build insight while feeling heard and respected. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering practical strategies for managing anxiety, depression, panic, and mood challenges. She also uses elements of dialectical behavior therapy when appropriate - DBT teaches skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving relationships, which can be useful for intense emotions, impulsivity, and interpersonal struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the process; Amy works collaboratively with each person to determine which combination of techniques best fits their goals, needs, and preferences. Sessions are guided by clear goals and tailored homework or practice between meetings to support tangible progress.

Online therapy with Amy can be delivered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to offer flexibility around work, family, and caregiving commitments. These options make it easier to attend regular sessions, maintain momentum between appointments, and access therapists from a convenient location while receiving care from licensed professionals.