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Amy Sherman

LMHC Florida 21 years of experience

Practical support for stress and life changes

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Amy Sherman
  • Client-centered care
  • CBT skills
  • Mindfulness tools

About Amy

Amy Sherman is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, and major life changes. She offers straightforward, practical support to help clients build clearer goals and healthier habits. Her approach is collaborative and aimed at making daily life feel more manageable. With 21 years in the field, Amy uses client-centered methods to keep conversations grounded in each person’s priorities. She also draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and develop new coping skills. Mindfulness work and emotionally-focused tools help people reconnect with their feelings and respond differently in tense moments. Amy has worked extensively with anger issues, substance and domestic abuse concerns, and the stresses that can come during midlife transitions. She helps people who are grieving, coping with trauma, or rebuilding after relationship changes. Practical skills, clearer communication, and step-by-step plans are central to her work. Sessions aim to uncover hidden barriers and create a realistic vision for change. Amy emphasizes respectful, nonjudgmental collaboration while guiding clients toward renewed energy and purpose. She speaks English and practices in Florida as an LMHC. If someone wants to begin, they can use the Start Therapy button to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to therapist availability. The subscription used for sessions can be canceled at any time.

How these approaches work for online care

Amy combines client-centered work with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people change habits and cope with stress. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, reflecting, and helping the client set their own goals. CBT looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches practical skills to shift those patterns. Mindfulness therapy is used to build present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity to strong feelings. These approaches suit issues like anxiety, stress, anger, grief, and midlife transitions where learning new rhythms and skills matters most. Amy will collaborate with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals and comfort level. Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works together with the client to test methods, adjust strategies, and pick tools that match needs, preferences, and daily life. This collaborative method helps ensure the plan stays useful and realistic. Confirm the available session formats before booking, since the biography does not list specific online or in-person options. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, reduce travel time, or choose a shorter check-in when needed. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, homework, and mindfulness practices to work well in remote sessions without promising a particular format.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyAddictionsRelationship issuesAnger managementDepression

Also works with

Family conflictsTrauma and abuseGriefIntimacy-related issuesEating disordersParenting issuesSelf esteemCoping with life changes

Additional focus areas

Communication problemsCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceForgivenessLife purposeMidlife crisisPost-traumatic stressSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)HypnotherapyMindfulness Therapy

Experience

21+ years

Credentials

Florida

Languages

English

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does this therapist address?

Amy helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, substance issues, anger, grief, trauma and intimacy-related struggles, among other concerns.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

Her style is client-centered and practical, blending cognitive behavioral and emotionally-focused ideas with mindfulness and hypnotherapy when appropriate.

What kind of experience does she bring?

She has 21 years of experience working with anger management, anxiety, domestic and substance abuse, and midlife transitions.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a Florida LMHC and practices in Florida.

Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?

Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are offered?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the therapist's biography does not list specific formats.

How are costs handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin therapy?

Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.

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