Amy FitzGerald, LCSW
Licensed in North Carolina · 14 years in practice
Amy FitzGerald is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship strain, and grief.
License and registration
- LCSW, North Carolina
- C012547 · expires September 2027
- NPI
- 1235756057 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 14
- Languages
- English
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About Amy
Amy FitzGerald is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship strain, and grief. She also supports those facing trauma, identity questions related to LGBT and gender dysphoria, career stress, ADHD, and caregiver burnout. Her style is down-to-earth and practical, aimed at small changes that make daily life easier.
Amy uses both talk-based and body-centered methods. She combines mindful practices with cognitive approaches to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of responding.
Background and approach
Sessions are paced to match what a person needs that day and focus on steps that can be used right away. She trained at North Carolina State University and holds a Masters of Social Work, and she practices in North Carolina as an LCSW.
Over more than a decade of clinical work she has supported people from many backgrounds, including people connected to adoption and foster care and those navigating blended family issues. Amy draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy alongside mindfulness and somatic practices to address both thoughts and body sensations.
She also uses Motivational Interviewing to help people resolve ambivalence about change. These methods are applied in simple, concrete ways that relate to daily routines and relationships. Sessions are individualized and built around each person’s goals, values, and comfort level.
Amy aims to help people build coping skills, improve relationships, and create a steadier sense of self. Her approach balances practical tools with attention to emotional and bodily experience.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Amy lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Amy names
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Therapeutic approaches that translate to online care
Amy often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice painful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. ACT focuses on building a meaningful life even when difficult feelings are present and works well for anxiety, stress, and life transitions.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going. CBT includes simple exercises and practice between sessions to change habits that fuel depression, worry, or relationship conflicts.
Mindfulness practices and somatic techniques are added when body sensations and tension are part of the problem. These methods teach gentle awareness of physical reactions and short practices to reduce distress during the day.
Choosing an approach is collaborative. The therapist and client talk about goals, try techniques, and adjust what they do based on what helps. Amy aims to match methods to each person’s needs and preferences rather than use one fixed path.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited local options. Video calls let therapists and clients work face-to-face, phone sessions can be useful when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging allow quick check-ins or shorter touchpoints. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent and fit it into work, school, and family life.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Amy focus on?
Amy supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and parenting challenges, trauma and grief, LGBT and gender dysphoria concerns, ADHD, career strain, and caregiver fatigue.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Sessions are practical and down-to-earth. She combines talk work with body-focused exercises and helps clients set small, usable goals.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 14 years of experience working in clinical settings and has supported people in areas such as adoption and foster care, blended family issues, and stressful academic or career tracks.
What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in the state of North Carolina.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What is the first step to begin?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session according to the therapist's availability.
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