How Amaryllis works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Michigan
- Years in practice
- 23
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Amaryllis
Amaryllis Thomas is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Michigan who uses a warm, client-centered approach to help people manage anger, stress, anxiety, and addiction. She invites honest conversation and focuses on practical steps clients can try between sessions. Her tone is straightforward and encouraging for people who feel stuck or overwhelmed.
With 23 years of experience, Amaryllis draws on several evidence-informed approaches to tailor work to each person. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors.
Background and approach
She also uses mindfulness to help people notice strong emotions and reduce reactivity. Sessions emphasize clear goals and short, doable strategies. Amaryllis helps people build confidence, improve sleep, and manage mood swings.
She also supports people navigating career shifts, parenting stress, grief, and relationship hurts. Her background includes long-term work with trauma and abuse survivors, people facing addiction, and those coping with compassion fatigue. She also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, and issues linked to adoption and foster care.
Amaryllis speaks English and works with clients in Michigan and internationally. She encourages a collaborative process where clients set the pace and priorities, and she offers coaching-style guidance when useful.
What Amaryllis works with
Everything Amaryllis lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Amaryllis's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Sleeping disorders
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
Approaches Amaryllis lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How her approaches fit into online therapy
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and responding to each person where they are. The therapist follows the client's lead, reflects concerns, and helps set goals that feel doable. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thought that increase anger or anxiety and testing small behavior changes to reduce distress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) blends skills training in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness to help people manage intense feelings.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Amaryllis will work with clients to figure out which tools and strategies match their needs and goals. She adapts methods over time so sessions stay practical and focused on progress clients can notice in daily life.
The original biography does not specify which session formats are used for online work, so please confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy routine, shorten commute time, and allow quicker check-ins during a work break or between appointments. It can also make it simpler to practice mindfulness exercises or skills-based homework in the moment. Many licensed professionals and therapists use these formats to help people build skills and cope with anger, stress, and life changes.
Questions people ask about Amaryllis
What kinds of concerns does Amaryllis help with?
She helps people with anger, stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, self-esteem, sleep problems, career and parenting pressures, and trauma or abuse recovery.
How does she approach therapy?
Her work is client-centered and practical, using cognitive behavioral and mindfulness tools to change unhelpful thoughts and reduce reactivity.
What is her background and experience?
She has 23 years of professional experience supporting people through addiction, trauma, grief, caregiving strain, and relationship challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan.
Can sessions be conducted in other countries or languages?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list session formats, so confirm current options before booking to understand whether online or in-person appointments are available.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.