- 30 years experience
- Focus on relationships
- Mindfulness and ACT
About Amy
Amy Shafer is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with three decades of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, and low self-esteem. She trained in psychology and human development at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and earned a Master of Social Work from San Diego State University. Amy supports people through major life changes and the fallout from trauma and loss.
Her recent work has leaned toward adults and older adults, with a focus on relationships and family systems. She helps people navigate family conflict, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and the emotional impact of aging. Amy also addresses intimacy concerns, addictions, sleep problems, and compassion fatigue.
Amy uses a mix of practical tools drawn from cognitive behavioral ideas, acceptance-based strategies, mindfulness, solution-focused methods, and emotionally-focused ways of looking at relationships. Sessions typically include talking through problems, trying small experiments, and learning ways to respond differently to strong emotions.
She describes her role as part of a person’s support system, offering straightforward help with problem solving and coping. Her decades of varied settings and populations have shaped a flexible approach and an open mind. Clients can expect a focus on real-life steps to manage symptoms and improve relationships.
Amy practices in California as an LCSW and works in English. To begin, prospective clients follow the site’s matching steps and schedule based on therapist availability.
Her recent work has leaned toward adults and older adults, with a focus on relationships and family systems. She helps people navigate family conflict, caregiving stress, chronic illness, and the emotional impact of aging. Amy also addresses intimacy concerns, addictions, sleep problems, and compassion fatigue.
Amy uses a mix of practical tools drawn from cognitive behavioral ideas, acceptance-based strategies, mindfulness, solution-focused methods, and emotionally-focused ways of looking at relationships. Sessions typically include talking through problems, trying small experiments, and learning ways to respond differently to strong emotions.
She describes her role as part of a person’s support system, offering straightforward help with problem solving and coping. Her decades of varied settings and populations have shaped a flexible approach and an open mind. Clients can expect a focus on real-life steps to manage symptoms and improve relationships.
Amy practices in California as an LCSW and works in English. To begin, prospective clients follow the site’s matching steps and schedule based on therapist availability.