- Sleep and rest focus
- Practical skill building
- Support through grief
About Amy
Amy Hayes is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 22 years of counseling experience. She focuses on helping people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship challenges, and sleeping problems. Amy approaches each person with a practical, down-to-earth style and aims to help them find strength in everyday life.
Her work draws on experience in both large cities and small towns and with many different cultures. She adapts her approach to match what each person needs and what feels comfortable. Amy often uses straightforward strategies to manage daily stress and to build new routines that support better rest and more energy.
She frequently helps people facing major losses, trauma, or long-term difficulties that erode well-being over time. Sessions can include task-oriented steps to address immediate problems and skills practice for ongoing concerns. Amy emphasizes small, doable changes that add up over weeks and months.
Amy uses cognitive behavioral ideas alongside humanistic and empowering methods to help people make practical shifts. She encourages clients to notice patterns, try new behaviors, and learn skills that support sleep, mood, and relationships. Her personal experience overcoming tough times shapes a compassionate, motivating approach.
People who choose Amy can expect a collaborative process that looks at both daily habits and deeper patterns. She helps with career stress, parenting strain, intimacy and sexual concerns, addictions, bipolar mood challenges, and eating or anger issues, always aiming to connect goals with clear next steps.
How therapeutic approaches guide online work
Amy commonly draws on cognitive behavioral ideas and humanistic, empowering methods in her practice. Cognitive behavioral approaches focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing daily routines and behaviors, which can help with anxiety, depression, and sleep problems. Humanistic and empowering methods center on the client's strengths and personal goals, encouraging self-direction and practical problem solving.Finding the right way of working is part of the process. Amy will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that suit their needs, goals, and comfort. That may mean combining skill-building tasks with exploration of personal values to support lasting change.
Confirm the session formats before booking so you know how meetings will be held. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, avoid travel time, and follow up on new habits between appointments. Some formats also let people opt for shorter check-ins or phone-only conversations when bandwidth or camera use is challenging. Discussing practical arrangements during the first scheduling step helps match session length and timing to everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Experience
22+ years
Credentials
Delaware, Idaho
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Amy help with?
Amy works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy concerns, addictions, bipolar challenges, eating issues, anger, parenting strain, career stress, trauma, and sleeping difficulties.
What is her general style in sessions?
She uses a practical, task-oriented style with humanistic and empowering elements. Sessions often focus on clear steps, skills practice, and checking what is working between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 22 years of experience in counseling, working in both large cities and small towns across varied cultural settings.
What credentials and location are listed for this clinician?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - with licensure noted in Delaware. Her practice is based in Delaware.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.