Amy Schold, LCSW

Amy Schold is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Louisiana who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, grief, and addiction concerns. She has twenty years of clinical experience and draws on that background to offer steady, practical support.

Amy favors a straightforward, person-centered style. Sessions focus on what matters to the client and on building useful skills. She listens first, then helps set simple goals that fit day-to-day life.

Her work often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, motivational interviewing, mindfulness, and client-centered methods. Those approaches are woven together to reduce symptoms and teach coping tools that clients can use after sessions end.

Common issues she addresses include mood disorders such as bipolar and depression, anxiety and panic, obsessive behaviors, process addictions, and problems tied to family, divorce, or parenting. She also helps with anger, self-esteem, career stress, and coping with major life changes.

Amy aims to create a space where people feel heard and retain dignity while they work through hard things. She encourages small steps and measurable changes. If someone is ready to try talking through problems and learning skills, she offers collaborative support to move forward.

How therapeutic approaches work in online sessions

Amy commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy online. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce anxiety, panic, depression, and obsessive patterns. DBT focuses on building skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and better interpersonal effectiveness when emotions feel intense.

She also brings a client-centered and motivational interviewing stance to remote work, meeting people where they are and helping them set goals they actually want to achieve. Deciding which methods to use is a shared process; the therapist and client review needs, preferences, and goals and try approaches that fit those priorities.

Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversational work and skill practice. Phone sessions can be a lower-bandwidth option or a good fit for focused check-ins. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, homework check-ins, or when typing is easier than talking. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and to continue care when in-person meetings are not practical.