Amy Swetnam, LPC

Amy Swetnam is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Texas with 36 years of experience. She has spent decades helping people navigate difficult life moments. She focuses on practical steps that clients can use right away.

Amy prefers a straightforward, collaborative style. She works with people dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy concerns, and addictions. She also supports those facing caregiving stress, career questions, life transitions, and issues tied to identity and self-worth.

Her sessions often center on clear goals and usable tools. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is one approach she uses to help people notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. Solution-Focused techniques are used to identify strengths and small changes that lead to progress.

Amy draws on long experience to tailor conversations to each person. She aims to build a simple plan and check progress along the way. She values treating people with respect and acceptance while helping them learn skills to manage symptoms and situations.

People who prefer a calm, practical listener and a plan-oriented process tend to fit well with her style. Her approach is steady and action-minded, with an emphasis on what can be done between sessions to move forward.

How her approaches work in online therapy

Amy uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify patterns of thinking that keep problems going and to practice different reactions and behaviors. This approach is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and mood-related concerns.

She also uses Solution-Focused Therapy to pinpoint strengths and small, practical changes that move someone toward their goals. This method focuses on what is already working and builds short-term steps that can be tried between sessions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Amy will review your situation, goals, and preferences and suggest which methods to try first. Together you can adjust the plan as you learn what helps most.

Online therapy with Amy uses video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make sessions flexible. Video lets you work face to face when helpful, phone is useful when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed, and messaging supports brief updates or ongoing coaching between appointments. These options are intended to fit into a busy schedule and make it easier to keep regular contact with a licensed therapist.