- Client-centered
- CBT methods
- Mindfulness
About Amy
Amy Silberman is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York with 24 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting, self-esteem, grief, and related life changes. Amy helps people who are coping with career shifts, intimacy concerns, eating or sleeping struggles, and the strain of caregiving or compassion fatigue.
Amy uses practical, conversational therapy rather than jargon. She works with clients to identify what feels stuck and then tries steps that can be tested between sessions. That often means noticing patterns in relationships, trying small behavioral shifts, and practicing skills that reduce immediate distress.
Her background includes long-term clinical work with adults navigating transitions such as pregnancy, career change, and midlife shifts. She also brings experience with adoption and foster care issues, blended family situations, aging and geriatric concerns, and fertility and fatherhood topics. These areas often intersect with grief, identity, and role changes.
Amy draws on several approaches when they fit the person in front of her. She uses Client-Centered techniques to listen and reflect, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shift thoughts and behaviors, Mindfulness practices to increase present-moment awareness, Psychodynamic ideas to look at longer-standing patterns, and Solution-Focused steps to set clear goals.
Before scheduling a first session, Amy asks for a brief conversation to make sure the match feels right. Sessions are conducted in English and are arranged through an initial matching process followed by booking the first meeting.
How her approaches translate to online sessions
Amy commonly uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy means the therapist listens closely and reflects what matters to the person, which helps people clarify their goals and feel heard. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and offers concrete exercises to test different ways of thinking and behaving.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Amy collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She discusses options and adjusts the plan as the work progresses so it stays practical and relevant.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm available online options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example a shorter check-in during a break, or a session that avoids travel time. It can also let people use mindfulness exercises and behavioral tasks in real-world settings between meetings. Licensed professionals can adapt techniques so they work through remote sessions while keeping focus on what the client wants to change.
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Experience
24+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Amy works with stress, anxiety, relationship and parenting concerns, self-esteem, grief, intimacy-related issues, eating and sleeping problems, career change, depression, ADHD and coping with life changes.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
She uses a mix of client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and psychodynamic reflection to help people notice patterns and try small changes that shift how they relate to those feelings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 24 years of experience working with adults on issues like career transitions, pregnancy and midlife changes, caregiving stress, and family-related challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in New York and provides services from that location.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What formats are used for sessions?
Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are fees handled and how do I begin?
Costs vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.