About Amy
Amy Verhoeven is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Michigan with five years of professional experience. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and major life changes. Amy aims to make the first step feel manageable and supportive rather than daunting.
She focuses on clear, practical conversation and a plan that fits each person. Sessions are tailored to a client's worries, routines, and goals so progress feels relevant to daily life.
Background and approach
Amy pays attention to how attachment, abandonment, and caregiver stress can shape current feelings and relationships. Many clients talk with her about panic attacks, social anxiety, and isolation. She also supports people dealing with impulsivity, ADHD-related struggles, and questions about life purpose.
Amy uses everyday language and steady questions to help people notice patterns and try small changes. Amy emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and compassion in sessions. She works with clients to set realistic steps, track what helps, and adjust the plan as needed.
The focus is on building skills that ease symptoms and boost confidence over time. If someone is ready to explore options, Amy guides them through practical next steps. She supports clients in finding what works for them and in measuring progress in ways that matter in their life.
Approaches that meet you where you are online
Amy uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques adapted to each person's needs. She focuses on practical strategies to lower anxiety and manage stress by identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors in everyday situations. This helps people reduce panic symptoms and feel more in control over time.She also addresses attachment and abandonment concerns by looking at relationship patterns and how early experiences shape current reactions. Working on these patterns can reduce isolation and improve how someone connects with others. For impulsivity and ADHD-related struggles, sessions include organizing strategies and brief skill-building to improve focus and decision-making.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Amy will talk with each person about their goals, try methods that fit their situation, and adjust plans based on what works. Clients and the therapist decide together which techniques to keep or change as progress appears.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when a full session is helpful, while phone sessions are useful for lower bandwidth or a simpler check-in. Live chat and text messaging suit short updates, between-session support, or times when writing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving schedules.
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- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Michigan
- Languages
- English
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