About Amy
Amy Svoboda is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Texas with 15 years of practice. She focuses on anxiety, stress, depression, trauma and abuse, bipolar disorder, and related concerns. She speaks English and works with adults seeking clearer coping strategies and emotional relief.
Amy keeps sessions practical and down-to-earth. She listens first, then helps people name what matters most. Sessions often include focused skills practice, gentle reflection on patterns, and planning small steps toward change.
Background and approach
The pace is set by each person’s needs. Her background blends clinical work and teaching. Over the years she has supported people with chronic pain and illness, grief, addictions, and relationship struggles.
She also brings experience with attachment and abandonment issues, autism spectrum concerns, and first responder or veteran-related stress. Amy draws from several approaches to match what a person needs. She uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioral techniques to shift unhelpful thinking and build action toward values.
Attachment-based ideas guide work on relationship patterns and closeness. Practical issues are part of the work. She helps parents with parenting strain, people facing career changes, and those weighing life purpose or midlife transitions.
People can expect clear goals, manageable homework, and a steady focus on what will help day-to-day functioning. Sessions are offered in formats that fit busy lives, including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text messaging. Amy asks new clients to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule according to therapist availability.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Amy often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed action that fits those values, helping with anxiety, stress, and life direction. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce symptoms of anxiety and depression.She also brings attachment-based ideas to conversations about relationship patterns and emotional safety. Attachment-based work looks at how early relationship experiences shape current connections and helps people build new ways of relating that feel more supported and connected.
Choosing the right approach is part of the therapy process. The therapist and client will talk about goals, try methods, and adjust the plan together. This collaborative process helps find what fits a person’s needs and preferences over time.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video suits longer sessions and face-to-face conversation. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, coaching-style support, or fitting work into a busy day. These options make it easier to join sessions from different locations and schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Body image
- Cancer
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Relationship issues
- Traumatic brain injury
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Texas
- Languages
- English
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