Amy Swetnam is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has spent more than three decades helping people navigate hard moments.
01About Amy
Amy Swetnam is a Licensed Professional Counselor who has spent more than three decades helping people navigate hard moments. She focuses on practical steps people can take to feel steadier and more in control. Her approach is direct and compassionate, and she aims to make therapy understandable and usable for day-to-day life.
She meets people where they are and listens for what matters most. Sessions often center on identifying realistic goals and small changes that build confidence.
Background and approach
Amy uses clear tools to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and address relationship or addiction concerns. Her background includes long experience with grief, trauma, and mood disorders. She also works with issues like caregiving stress, codependency, and career shifts.
Over the years she has helped people facing illness, end-of-life concerns, and gender-related questions. Amy draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Trauma-Focused approaches along with solution-focused methods. That blend lets her target thoughts and behaviors, while also finding practical steps for immediate problems.
She helps people sort priorities and try interventions that fit their life. In sessions she encourages hands-on practice between meetings. Homework is straightforward and tied to the client’s goals.
The focus is on skills people can use right away to cope better and make steady progress.
02Credentials
- LPC (Texas)
- License 12759 · expires October 2026
- NPI
- 1144805623 · national provider identifier
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03Focus areas and approaches
Everything Amy lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Intimacy-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexuality
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Methods Amy names
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04Online support
How these approaches work online
Amy uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people recognize and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress-management by teaching practical skills and step-by-step experiments. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes small, immediate changes and builds on what is already working; it is often used to set clear goals and find quick strategies for daily problems. Trauma-Focused Therapy focuses on processing and reducing the impact of traumatic experiences through paced, targeted interventions that support recovery.Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels manageable. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust the plan as needed based on progress and feedback.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people work face-to-face when that helps. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief updates, quick coping tools, or ongoing coaching between sessions.
05Questions people ask
What concerns does Amy address?
Amy works with a wide range of issues including addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, anxiety, relationship and intimacy-related issues, eating and anger problems, self-esteem, career concerns, and compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She keeps sessions practical and goal-oriented, using clear tools and steps. The focus is on small, achievable changes that build confidence and reduce distress.
How much experience does she have?
She brings 36 years of experience in professional counseling, working with thousands of clients over that time.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC - licensed in Texas, and practices from that state.
Which language are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions may take place by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies based on location and therapist availability; sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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