Amy Brickler

Amy Brickler is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) practicing in Kentucky. She brings 16 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, mood shifts, and issues with self-esteem. She centers the conversation on each person’s own story and strengths. Amy emphasizes respect, patience, and steady support as someone begins change.

Amy focuses on clear, practical conversations. She listens first and asks questions to understand how daily life is affected. Her work often addresses coping with drug and alcohol issues, panic and social anxiety, and the emotional strain of caregiver roles. She also helps people who are navigating bipolar mood swings, depression, seasonal mood changes, and feelings of isolation.

Sessions tend to follow a Client-Centered Therapy approach that keeps the person’s perspective central. That means choices and goals come from the individual, while Amy offers guidance and encouragement. She aims to help clients build skills for managing worry, reduce shame and guilt, and strengthen self-worth.

People reach out for help with trauma-related symptoms, dissociation, or struggles tied to pregnancy and childbirth. Amy also supports people in the LGBT community who are facing stress or life transitions. Her style is straightforward, calm, and focused on small, workable steps.

To begin, she asks people to reflect on what they want to change and what feels most pressing. The initial conversations shape short-term goals and a plan for moving forward at a pace that fits each person.

How client-centered work adapts to online therapy