About Amy
Amy Brickler is a licensed professional counselor with 16 years of experience working in Kentucky. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, mood disorders and issues around self-esteem and confidence. Amy emphasizes practical support and encouragement during early steps toward change.
She believes each person is the expert on their own story and brings attention to individual strengths. Sessions center on listening first, then shaping goals that feel doable.
Background and approach
Amy aims to help people build motivation and steady routines that reduce overwhelm. In session Amy uses a client-centered style. That means she follows the client's pace and priorities, offers reflective feedback, and helps people name what matters most to them.
This approach can be useful for anxiety, depression, bipolar mood concerns, and patterns tied to addiction. People who reach out can expect straightforward conversation and practical next steps. Amy also addresses caregiver stress, dissociation, guilt and shame, isolation, panic, personality difficulties, PTSD, pregnancy-related concerns, seasonal affective disorder, and social anxiety.
She works with LGBT concerns and supports people navigating recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. Amy helps people find clearer thinking and more confidence as they try new ways of coping.
Client-centered care through online sessions
Amy uses Client-Centered Therapy, a warm, listening-focused approach that puts the client's priorities first. In practice this means she spends time understanding each person's story, then helps them set goals that feel realistic and relevant. This style is helpful for anxiety, depression, mood challenges, and struggles with self-esteem or addiction.Finding the right way to work together is part of the process. Amy explores goals, preferences, and what has helped or hindered in the past, and then tailors sessions to match. Clients collaborate on pacing and the kinds of interventions they want to try so care fits their life and needs.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a brief break during the day. Live chat and text-based messaging suit shorter check-ins, quick reflections, or ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or busy schedules while keeping the focus on progress and practical steps.
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What this counselor works with
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- Bipolar disorder
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Depression
- Dissociation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 16 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English