About Amy
Amy Petrill is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with more than 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are coping with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, ADHD, and major life changes. Her approach is steady and practical, aimed at helping people feel more capable in day-to-day life.
She centers each session on the person in front of her. Clients lead with the issues that matter most, and she helps them set realistic goals and steps.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on skills people can use between meetings, clearer thinking, and processing painful experiences at a manageable pace. Amy blends several approaches to match what each person needs. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to change unhelpful thinking and behaviors.
She also offers EMDR when trauma memories need careful processing. Mindfulness practices are added to help calm racing thoughts and improve focus. Many people come for help with work stress, relationship patterns, grief, or mood shifts.
Amy also supports those dealing with chronic illness, parenting strain, and workplace problems. She pays attention to how past family experiences affect current choices and coping. Sessions are offered in English and are available to people in Ohio and internationally.
Amy works with standard online formats and phone sessions to fit different schedules and needs. If someone wants to explore whether her style fits, she invites them to start with a brief intake and a plan that feels doable.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Online sessions can use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, with homework and simple skill practice between meetings. EMDR is offered to process trauma memories in a paced way when appropriate, using guided attention and bilateral stimulation adapted for remote work. Mindfulness Therapy teaches short exercises to reduce rumination and improve attention that people can practice during the day.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels tolerable. Together they try methods, check progress, and adjust the plan so it better fits changing needs.
Offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging makes it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be a simpler check-in. Live chat or text-based messaging can support brief updates or ongoing skill practice between longer sessions. These options help people access consistent care from different locations and schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- Ohio
- Languages
- English
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