Ami is a licensed clinical therapist (licensed in VA, DC, VT, & WV) who specializes in counseling adolescents, adults, couples, and families, of all genders and sexual orientations. Her areas of focus include trauma, abuse, anxiety, depression, adjustment challenges, stress reduction, LGBTQIA+ concerns and identity issues, family disruptions, and relationships (including polyamory/ENM/CNM) (in no particular order). Ami also works with those who have experienced misattributed parentage (MPE), often discovered by an online DNA/ancestry test. Ami supports clients experiencing grief and loss.
I help people who worry that they are broken feel capable of handling distress through addressing trauma and other challenges in a judgement-free environment. I serve adults, adolescents, couples, and families via in-person or telehealth sessions in Virginia. I employ an eclectic mix of a strengths-based, emotion focused, and psychodynamic psychotherapy.
I believe our emotions tell us a great deal about how we experience our lives, and that by knowing ourselves and our emotions better, we can have freedom. I believe the healthiest people have been to therapy. It is a sign of strength, not weakness. I am active in fights for social justice and believe therapy can help with systemic abuses clients experience.