About Amy
Amy Nicolazzo is an Ohio Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC) with 24 years of experience. She focuses on practical help for anxiety, stress, depression, addictions, and self-esteem struggles. Amy aims to make the first step easier for people who feel stuck or uncertain about therapy.
She builds a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can name their feelings and thoughts. Sessions emphasize clear goals and steps that feel doable. Amy uses plain language and listens carefully before suggesting tools or exercises.
Background and approach
Her work includes helping people manage panic attacks, social anxiety, and mood challenges. She also supports those dealing with grief, anger, and the fallout from trauma or family-of-origin issues. Amy pays attention to patterns like codependency, control issues, and impulsivity that often keep problems repeating.
Amy draws from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also uses acceptance and commitment therapy to help people live by their values, plus client-centered methods that follow the person's lead. Dialectical behavior skills are included for emotion regulation and distress tolerance.
When someone reaches out, Amy and the client map out goals and pick techniques that fit their life. She keeps sessions straightforward and focused on what the person can try between meetings. The aim is steady, practical progress rather than quick fixes.
Online approaches that fit your day-to-day life
Amy often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior. CBT is practical and suits problems like panic attacks, social anxiety, and mood challenges.She also uses acceptance and commitment therapy, which focuses on identifying personal values and taking small actions that match those values. ACT can help when worry or avoidance keeps someone from living the life they want. In sessions she pairs these approaches with client-centered listening so the plan fits the person rather than a template.
Finding the right mix is a team effort. Amy works with the client to set goals, tries tools in-session, and adjusts based on what helps. She explains options and checks in about what feels appropriate for a client's pace and preferences.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for in-depth conversations and skill practice. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and messaging let people fit brief support into a busy day or keep a running log between meetings. These options make it easier to maintain regular contact and keep momentum toward goals.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Abandonment
- Anger management
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Jealousy
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 24 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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