Torie Amza, LMHC

Torie Amza is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in Florida with 18 years of experience. She focuses on practical steps people can take to reduce stress and manage anxiety. Torie helps clients build confidence, cope with depression, and find direction during life changes.

She uses straightforward conversation to understand what is causing stress or family tension. Sessions focus on clear goals and skills people can try between meetings. Torie works with issues like self-esteem, motivation, and relationship communication in everyday language.

Her background includes long-term clinical experience across community and counseling settings. That experience informs how she tailors plans to each person’s situation. She pays attention to cultural and multicultural concerns and to the effects of prejudice and discrimination on wellbeing.

Torie also addresses family-related challenges such as blended family issues, family of origin problems, caregiving stress, and forgiveness work. She helps people navigate workplace stress, social anxiety, isolation, and struggles with life purpose.

For those who face immigration-related stress or who are juggling caregiver roles, she offers focused support and coping strategies. Torie aims to meet people where they are and to move forward at a manageable pace.

CBT and practical care delivered online

CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that keep problems going. It teaches concrete tools such as thought records and activity planning to reduce anxiety, lift mood, and improve daily functioning. This approach often helps with stress, social anxiety, and depressive symptoms.

In-session conversations are used to clarify goals and try new skills. The therapist treats cultural and multicultural concerns as part of the work and adapts plans to each person's life. Deciding which approach fits best is a collaborative process - the therapist and client will review what works and adjust methods based on needs and preferences.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so sessions can fit into busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions need less bandwidth, live chat can be useful for quick check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to keep regular contact and practice skills consistently.