About Amy
Amy Gatch is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, relationship strain, grief, and life transitions. She uses straightforward, practical work in sessions aimed at small, doable changes. Amy writes and speaks plainly so busy parents can follow steps between meetings.
She is based in South Carolina and works in English. Amy has 16 years of clinical experience. She draws on work in schools and clinics to support young adults and caregivers, and to address concerns such as ADHD, autism and intellectual disability.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals, real strategies, and improving day-to-day functioning. In the room she combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy with Solution-Focused approaches. That means identifying unhelpful thoughts, trying new behaviors, and testing practical solutions that fit a person’s life.
Sessions aim to be collaborative and goal-oriented rather than long on theory. She earned a Bachelor’s degree in psychology and sociology and a Master’s degree in social work. Amy holds licensing in both North Carolina and South Carolina as LCSW and LISW-CP.
Those credentials reflect her professional licensure and clinical practice in the region. During early meetings she and the client set realistic, achievable goals. Follow-up work includes skill practice, problem-solving, and short-term experiments to see what helps.
Her approach is hands-on and practical, designed for people who want tools that fit everyday life.
How Amy Uses CBT and Solution-Focused Work Online
Amy uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking and acting. CBT sessions typically include simple experiments, thought records, and practical homework to change patterns that cause stress or anxiety.She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to keep work brief and goal-oriented. That approach looks for what already works, builds on small successes, and sets concrete next steps. It is useful when clients want quick, practical changes for parenting, relationships, or coping with life transitions.
Finding the right approach is a shared process. The therapist discusses options, listens to the client's goals, and adjusts methods over time. Together they pick strategies that fit the client’s needs, pace, and daily routine.
Online therapy with Amy offers flexibility across formats. Video calls let visual cues guide skill coaching and role-play. Phone sessions work well for check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging suit brief check-ins, quick skills practice, and people who prefer typing. These options help make therapy easier to fit into busy lives.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Self esteem
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- North Carolina, South Carolina
- Languages
- English