Amy Sherman, LMHC

Amy Sherman is a licensed mental health counselor with 21 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and low self-esteem. She uses clear, practical methods so clients can learn skills that change daily life. Her approach aims to make progress feel achievable and understandable for busy people. She blends cognitive behavioral ideas with client-centered listening to help people notice unhelpful patterns and try different responses. Amy also uses emotionally focused techniques and mindfulness tools to calm intense feelings and improve emotional connection with oneself. Hypnotherapy may be offered as an additional option when appropriate. In sessions she focuses on practical goals like better communication, healthier coping with grief or life changes, and managing addictive behaviors. She works with concerns that include relationship challenges, parenting strain, trauma and abuse, eating issues, social anxiety, and midlife transitions. Amy pays attention to how problems show up in daily routines and relationships. Her work often involves building clear steps toward change. That can mean skill practice, small behavior experiments, or learning ways to reduce anxiety in the moment. She emphasizes steady progress rather than quick fixes, matching techniques to what each person needs. Amy holds a master’s degree in counseling and psychology from Vermont College and practices as a Florida LMHC. She provides sessions in English and conducts video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. To begin, people complete a short questionnaire and schedule sessions based on availability.

How cognitive and client-centered methods work online

Amy often uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. CBT-style steps include noticing a pattern, testing a different response, and practicing new habits to reduce anxiety or improve mood.

She also uses client-centered methods that prioritize the person’s perspective. That means listening closely, reflecting what’s important, and shaping goals from the client’s priorities. Emotionally focused work helps people name and move through strong feelings, which can ease relational strain and internal distress.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work together. She will collaborate with each person to choose methods that match goals, comfort level, and daily life. That may mean starting with short skill-based exercises and adding mindfulness or hypnotherapy options when helpful.

Online sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video is useful for deeper conversational work, phone calls can fit in a quick break, and messaging supports short check-ins or ongoing practice between sessions. These options make it easier to keep therapy consistent around family, work, or other routines.