About Amy
Amy Schold is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 20 years of experience helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, or relationship strain. She works with clients facing mood disorders, ADHD, addiction concerns, and life changes like divorce or career shifts.
Amy focuses on practical skills people can use day to day to feel steadier and more able to cope. She takes a client-centered approach that starts with listening to what matters most to each person.
Background and approach
Amy blends cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior ideas to teach coping skills, manage strong emotions, and change unhelpful thoughts. Motivational interviewing is used when people want help finding the motivation to change behaviors tied to addiction or habits. Sessions are straightforward and focused on problem solving.
People can expect a mix of talking, skills practice, and real-world strategies to try between meetings. Amy aims to build self-worth and a sense of agency rather than just focusing on symptoms. Her background includes two decades supporting adults through depression, bipolar mood concerns, panic and obsessive patterns, and relationship distress.
She also addresses parenting stress, family problems, guilt and shame, and women’s issues. Amy practices in Louisiana and conducts sessions in English. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their life.
To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session.
Using practical approaches online to build coping skills
Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s goals and priorities. The therapist listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people decide what matters most. This approach is useful when someone wants understanding first and solutions that match their values.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. It helps people spot unhelpful thinking and replace it with more balanced thinking. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, panic, and obsessive thinking patterns.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, offers concrete tools for handling intense emotions and impulsive behavior. It includes skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improved interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with mood swings and relationship conflict.
Choosing the right approach is a shared process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals, try out methods, and adjust the plan as needed. This collaborative way helps find tools that fit each person’s life and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction and guided skills practice. Phone sessions work well when video is difficult or bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, brief coaching, or when someone prefers writing over speaking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, childcare, or travel schedules.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self esteem
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Louisiana
- Languages
- English