Amy FitzGerald, LCSW

Amy FitzGerald is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in North Carolina with 14 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, relationship concerns, LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, grief, ADHD, and career or life-change stressors. Clients often come for help with self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and navigating complex family or adoption-related matters.

Amy uses straightforward, practical methods in sessions. She blends talk-based work with body-focused practices when helpful. That can mean learning grounding or breath techniques, trying mindfulness exercises, and practicing new ways to respond to difficult feelings. Sessions move toward clear, achievable goals and steady skills people can use between meetings.

Her background includes a Master of Social Work from North Carolina State University and extensive study in yoga and meditation approaches such as trauma-informed yoga and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction. Amy has worked with adoptive and birth parents, adoptees, youth at risk, and students and professionals facing high-pressure academic or career demands.

In sessions she treats the person in front of her as the expert on their life. Conversations focus on what matters now and what concrete steps feel doable. She draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, and somatic practices to help people build coping skills and clearer direction.

People who choose her often want practical tools for daily life, better regulation of strong emotions, and support after loss or trauma. She encourages small changes that add up over time and keeps the work oriented toward real-world challenges.

How her approaches translate to online work