Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Amy works
- Not listed
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Amy
Amy Gardiner is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with 20 years of experience. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, self-esteem struggles, and career or parenting pressures. Amy aims to make the first step feel manageable and supportive rather than overwhelming.
She uses clear, practical strategies in sessions so clients can refocus and regain confidence. Amy blends cognitive behavioral ideas, solution-focused work, and mindfulness into conversations and plans.
Background and approach
Sessions are shaped to match each person's needs and goals instead of a one-size-fits-all approach. Her background includes long-term clinical work addressing trauma, relationship and family issues, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and challenges tied to caregiving, aging, and end-of-life concerns. That range helps when a problem touches more than one part of life, like stress that affects work and home.
Amy emphasizes respectful, compassionate dialogue and straightforward homework that clients can try between visits. She guides people through practical steps to manage mood, reduce impulsivity, and handle intense emotions, including anger. The focus is on skills people can use right away to feel steadier.
Sessions may include talking through specific problems, practicing coping exercises, and setting small goals to build momentum. Amy works with clients on communication problems, grief and loss, panic, social anxiety, and feelings of isolation. Her aim is to help people find clearer choices and take workable steps forward.
What Amy works with
Everything Amy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Amy's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Social anxiety and phobia
Practical approaches for online care
Amy uses evidence-based methods that focus on clear problem-solving and skills people can use quickly. Cognitive behavioral techniques help identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors to reduce anxiety, panic, and depressive symptoms. Solution-focused work centers on small, achievable goals and builds on what is already working in a person’s life.Mindfulness practices are used to build awareness of strong emotions and reduce reactivity. These exercises are short and can be practiced between sessions to help with anger, impulsivity, and stress. The therapist will discuss which approaches seem most useful and adapt the plan as needs and goals change in collaboration with each person.
Online therapy here is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is useful for longer sessions and interactive work, phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited, live chat works for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing processing and brief check-ins between visits. These options make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, and busy days while still working with a licensed professional.
Questions people ask about Amy
What kinds of concerns does Amy help with?
Amy works with people experiencing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, low self-esteem, relationship and family problems, trauma and abuse, parenting and career concerns, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and related issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Sessions use a practical mix of cognitive behavioral ideas, solution-focused work, and mindfulness. Conversations emphasize real, doable steps and skills to apply between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of clinical experience working with adults on a wide range of emotional and life challenges.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Florida and practices with clients located in that state.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so people can choose what fits their schedule and needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.