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Amy Doliver

Compassionate, practical therapy for life’s transitions

LCSW-R New York

Experience
20 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Family
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
Languages
English
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About Amy

Amy Doliver is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW-R) based in New York who focuses on a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, relationship and family challenges, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, and grief.

Background and approach

She brings two decades of professional experience to help people address intimacy-related issues, eating and body image concerns, parenting and blended family dynamics, anger and self-esteem struggles, and life changes such as divorce, caregiving demands, or chronic illness. Amy also supports clients navigating ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and compassion fatigue.

Her approach blends practical, skill-based methods with sensitivity to each person’s history and goals. She draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) to teach coping strategies and emotional regulation, and uses Solution-Focused and Trauma-Focused techniques when helping clients identify strengths and process difficult experiences.

Amy describes therapy as a collaborative process and aims to help people rebuild trust, improve communication, and find more satisfying patterns in relationships and daily life.

Clients can expect a practitioner who emphasizes actionable tools alongside careful listening, offering help with commitment and control issues, adoption and attachment themes, caregiving stress, and recovery from domestic violence or other losses.

How evidence-informed approaches translate to online care

CBT is used to help clients identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop concrete strategies for reducing anxiety, managing mood shifts, and changing behaviors that interfere with daily life. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) focuses on building emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills, which can be especially useful for intense emotions, relationship conflicts, and self-management.

Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to assess needs, goals, and preferences and tailor the mix of CBT, DBT, or solution- and trauma-focused techniques accordingly, adjusting methods as progress is tracked and priorities evolve.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provides flexibility for people balancing work, caregiving, or health challenges. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care, practice skills between sessions, and access support from a licensed professional without travel, while allowing the therapeutic work to focus on measurable strategies and relationship changes.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does this therapist address?
Amy works with a broad set of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship and family conflicts, trauma and abuse, depression, addictions, grief, intimacy-related and eating concerns, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, career-related stress, bipolar and ADHD-related matters, and coping with life changes.
How would you describe the therapeutic style and approach?
The work is collaborative and skills-oriented, combining practical techniques with attention to personal history. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and other evidence-informed methods are used to teach coping skills and change unhelpful patterns.
What is the therapist’s professional background?
The clinician has 20 years of professional experience in social work and clinical practice, working with individuals and couples on relationship repair, communication, and emotional issues.
Where is the therapist licensed and located?
She is licensed in New York with the credential LCSW-R and practices from that state.
Can nonlocal or international clients work with this therapist?
Yes, the therapist accepts international clients and conducts sessions in English.
What session formats are available for online work?
Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseDepression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsGuilt and shameMoney and financial issuesMood disordersObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksPersonality disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-harmSocial anxiety and phobiaTrichotillomaniaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Solution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

20+ years

Licensed

New York

Languages

English