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Amy Conwell

Practical guidance for breaking unhelpful patterns

LPC Pennsylvania

Experience
13 years in practice
Focus areas
Addictions, Grief, Parenting
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy
Languages
English
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About Amy

Amy Conwell is an LPC based in Pennsylvania who focuses on helping people interrupt unhelpful patterns and build more intentional lives. She works with adults facing issues such as addictions, grief, stress, anxiety, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem struggles, and career or life transitions.

Background and approach

Her practice also addresses trauma and abuse, intimacy-related problems, anger, depression, and a range of related challenges including codependency, attachment and abandonment issues, and substance use concerns. Drawing on 13 years of counseling experience, Amy blends practical, evidence-informed tools with relational depth.

She incorporates cognitive behavioral ideas alongside attachment-based and client-centered perspectives to help clients identify the thoughts and behaviors that keep them stuck and develop concrete steps toward change. Her style mixes compassion with directness, and she uses experiential methods and mindfulness-informed practices to support exploration of family dynamics, communication patterns, and long-standing habits.

Clients can expect work that attends to both inner experience and everyday functioning, aimed at increasing self-awareness, improving relationships, and easing distress. Amy accepts international clients and offers multiple online formats to accommodate different schedules and needs.

Approach-driven online therapy for pattern change

In online work Amy draws from cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and develop practical strategies to change them; CBT can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many everyday coping challenges. She also uses attachment-based approaches to explore how early relational patterns shape current relationships and emotional responses, which can help with intimacy issues, codependency, and communication problems.

Finding the right combination of approaches is presented as a collaborative process. The therapist partners with each client to understand goals, life context, and preferences and then tailors interventions - moving between skills-focused CBT work, attachment-informed exploration, and client-centered support as appropriate.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. These formats make it easier to maintain consistent care while balancing work, family, and other obligations, and they allow clients to engage in therapy from their own location with scheduling that fits their day.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Amy commonly address?
She works with a wide range of issues including addictions, grief, parenting and family challenges, stress and anxiety, relationship and intimacy problems, trauma and abuse, depression, and career-related concerns.
What is her therapeutic approach and style?
Amy combines cognitive behavioral ideas with attachment-based and client-centered approaches, using experiential and mindfulness-informed techniques in a compassionate yet direct manner.
How much professional experience does she have?
Amy has 13 years of experience working in counseling and related areas.
What credentials and location details should I know?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with licence number PA LPC PC010662.
Can nonlocal clients work with her and which languages are offered?
She accepts international clients and conducts therapy in English.
Which session formats are available for appointments?
Sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different preferences and schedules.
How is cost handled for her services?
Cost varies based on location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps should I take to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling a session according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsGriefParenting issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family SystemsSystemic Therapy

Experience

13+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English