Amy Powers

Practical, goal-focused counseling with warmth

LPC South Carolina

Experience: 17 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Parenting
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Amy

Amy Powers is an LPC who centers clinical work on practical, evidence-informed methods, with an emphasis on cognitive behavioral therapy to address thinking patterns that maintain emotional distress.

Background and approach

With 17 years of practice, she helps clients break down problems into manageable steps and develops straightforward strategies for coping with anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, panic, obsessions and compulsions, and trauma-related symptoms.

She works with individuals, couples, and families and draws on additional approaches such as client-centered principles, dialectical behavior therapy, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques to shape treatment around each person’s priorities. Her practice includes support for relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and blended family concerns, caregiving stress, grief, anger, self-esteem, and career-related challenges.

Amy also addresses attachment difficulties, communication problems, codependency, forgiveness work, and the effects of abuse and post-traumatic stress. Based in South Carolina, Amy aims to be warm and respectful while remaining direct and goal-oriented.

She personalizes treatment plans to fit specific needs and helps clients build skills for long-term coping and meaningful change.

Evidence-Informed Approaches for Online Care

Amy integrates cognitive behavioral therapy and client-centered techniques to guide online work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering concrete tools for anxiety, depression, panic, OCD symptoms, and mood regulation. Client-centered therapy emphasizes empathy, acceptance, and collaborative goal setting to help clients feel heard and to support their own problem solving.

She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills when appropriate to build distress tolerance, emotion regulation, and interpersonal effectiveness, which can be especially helpful for intense emotional states and relationship challenges. Throughout online treatment she partners with clients to determine which approaches fit their goals and preferences, adapting methods as needs evolve in a collaborative way.

Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, online therapy provides practical flexibility for scheduling and maintaining continuity of care. These formats allow people to access therapy from their home or workplace, fit sessions into busy routines, and use different communication styles for skill practice and check-ins.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Amy address?

Amy works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar mood issues, relationship and intimacy problems, parenting and family challenges, trauma and abuse, grief, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and related mood and anxiety symptoms.

What is her therapeutic style and approach?

She emphasizes cognitive behavioral therapy alongside client-centered, DBT, mindfulness, and solution-focused techniques, blending structured skill work with a warm, respectful, and direct manner to help clients reach their goals.

How much clinical experience does she have?

Amy has 17 years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families across a variety of mental health and relational concerns.

Where is Amy licensed and based?

She is licensed as an LPC in South Carolina, listed under SC LPC 5219, and practices from that state.

Can I work with her if English is not my first language?

Sessions are offered in English only, and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

What session formats are available for appointments?

She conducts sessions via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible ways to connect depending on client preference.

How are fees and subscriptions handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions are accessed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy with her?

To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a session according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesParenting issuesDepression Coping with life changes

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuse GriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

Attachment issuesBlended family issuesCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameJealousyMood disorders Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD Panic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stress Self-harmSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Mindfulness TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

17+ years

Licensed

South Carolina

Languages

English