Licensed clinical social worker recordArizona
Credentials check
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in California
- LCSW, licence 25932
- Licensed in Arizona
- LCSW, licence LCSW-21759
- NPI
- 1316521883
- Experience
- 30 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Arizona
These details come from information Amy supplied to BetterHelp. A licence can be checked with the social work board of the state that issued it, and an NPI with the national registry.
AAbout
- CBT techniques
- Psychodynamic work
- Solution-focused
About Amy
Amy Klein Duane is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Arizona with 30 years of practice experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, depression, and ADHD.
Amy's work grew from long experience with child development and teenage challenges, and she later spent time in day treatment programs addressing chronic mental illness. She has also supported people facing aging and independence issues, bereavement, and hospice or end-of-life concerns. Her background includes helping those with selective mutism and social anxiety.
Her approach combines short-term, solution-focused work with longer exploration when needed. She often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy techniques alongside psychodynamic ideas to help people learn new coping skills. Sessions include practical strategies to manage symptoms and small behavioral steps to try between meetings.
Amy pays attention to strengths and practical problem solving. She teaches tools clients can use for stress, seasonal mood changes, caregiver strain, and social anxiety. She adapts the mix of methods to what each person needs and the goals they bring.
Clients meet a clinician who has decades of direct practice experience across settings. People looking for focused skill-building or a thoughtful place to talk through grief, parenting stress, or lasting mood conditions will find a practitioner used to working with those concerns.
BHow sessions work
How Amy’s approaches translate to online sessions
Amy commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Psychodynamic ideas in her work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes; it is often useful for anxiety, depression, and coping skills. Psychodynamic work looks at patterns in relationships and past experiences that continue to affect feelings and behavior and can help when problems repeat over time.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She will collaborate with the client to decide whether short-term, skill-focused CBT or deeper psychodynamic conversations fit better. That decision is based on the person's goals, the concerns they bring, and how they prefer to work together.
Confirm the current session options before booking since specific online formats are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, they can shorten travel, allow a quicker check-in between commitments, or remove the need to be on camera if that helps someone stay focused. Discussing practical needs and scheduling preferences happens at the start so sessions can be organized to match everyday routines.
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Therapeutic approaches
Experience
30+ years
Listed in
California, Arizona
Languages
English
DQuestions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, grief, coping with life changes, compassion fatigue, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, parenting, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, depression, and ADHD.
What style of therapy does she use?
She blends Client-Centered, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Psychodynamic, and Solution-Focused approaches and adapts methods to the client's needs.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 30 years of experience working in settings that include child development, day treatment for chronic mental illness, and grief and aging services.
Is she licensed and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW and practices in Arizona. The profile lists licensure as AZ LCSW and CA LCSW in her background.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she take international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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