- Relationship repair
- Grief and loss
- Guilt and shame
About Amy
Amy Owens is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in Indiana with 40 years of experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, grief, depression, and life changes. Amy also addresses issues such as abandonment, attachment concerns, codependency, and guilt and shame.
Over her career she has focused on relationship work, including marital and dating concerns and recovery after divorce. She often helps people who are motivated to make changes and prefer a direct, practical approach. She uses stories and metaphors to clarify patterns and make difficult ideas easier to act on.
Amy has a master’s degree in counseling and holds Indiana licensure as an LMHC. Her background includes work with chemical dependency and co-dependency, and many years supporting people through grief and loss.
In sessions she aims for concrete improvements in communication and coping. With couples she describes shorter, targeted work that is followed by a few check-ins to help maintain gains. For individuals she focuses on identifying unhelpful patterns and building specific, manageable steps forward.
People who choose her often value clear explanations and practical tools. She welcomes differences in age, gender, race, religion, and culture. If guilt or shame is part of what you carry, she can help you talk through how those feelings affect relationships and everyday life.
Approaches for relationship and personal challenges
Amy draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions in clear, practical ways. One common approach she uses focuses on communication patterns and problem-solving to improve how people talk and make decisions together; this helps with relationship conflict and repair.Another approach addresses emotional processes like attachment and shame by helping people recognize old patterns and test new responses. This kind of work is useful for guilt, shame, codependency, and attachment concerns because it links feelings to everyday behavior and relationship choices.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Amy treats therapy as a collaborative process and will help you identify methods that fit your needs, goals, and preferences. She explains options and adjusts the plan as you learn what helps most.
Confirm which session formats are offered before booking, since the biography does not list specific options. Online sessions can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that suits the client. Licensed professionals often find that remote work helps maintain momentum between in-person visits and supports consistent progress without needing long commutes.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
40+ years
Listed in
Indiana
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Amy works with stress, anxiety, relationship problems, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. Her additional focus areas include abandonment, attachment issues, codependency, and guilt and shame.
How would she approach shame or guilt?
She uses plain, practical conversation and metaphors to identify how guilt or shame shows up in day-to-day life. The work looks at patterns and builds specific steps to change unhelpful reactions.
How much experience does she bring?
She has 40 years of clinical experience, including work in marriage and family therapy and substance-related contexts.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) in the State of Indiana and practices there.
Can I work with her if I live in another country?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the original biography does not list specific formats.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies by location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and scheduling a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.