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Amy Petrill

Amy Petrill

LISW

Ohio

Compassionate, practical support for adults

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At a glance

Credentials
LISW
License
LISW, Ohio / I.2002101-SUPV
Experience
20 years
Languages
English
Location
Ohio

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    • Trauma-informed care
    • Goal-focused work
    • 20 years experience

    About Amy

    Amy Petrill is a Licensed Independent Social Worker (LISW) with 20 years of clinical experience. She works with adults coping with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, and major life changes. Her style is straightforward and compassionate, aimed at helping people find practical steps forward when life feels overwhelming.

    She centers sessions on each person's goals and choices. Clients lead the conversation and she offers guidance and tools to meet those goals. Amy uses clear, evidence-informed methods to address thoughts, behaviors, and emotional reactions.

    In practice she blends several approaches to match what a person needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps break unhelpful thought and behavior cycles. Mindfulness methods teach grounding and stress management. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is used when past events are making day-to-day life harder.

    Amy also draws on psychodynamic ideas to understand patterns that repeat across relationships and time. Motivational Interviewing appears in sessions when people are weighing change and want help deciding what matters most. She tailors techniques to the situation rather than following one fixed method.

    Her background includes two decades of trauma-informed clinical work. That experience informs how she listens and responds, particularly with grief, post-traumatic stress, and chronic health concerns. People seeking practical support and respectful guidance often find her approach steady and solution-minded.

  2. How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

    Motivational Interviewing is a conversational method that helps people weigh options and find their own reasons to change. In brief, the therapist listens, asks reflective questions, and supports commitment to steps that feel doable. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful patterns. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is an approach used to reduce the hold of upsetting memories and the reactions that follow those memories.

    Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with each person about goals, past experiences, and what has or hasn’t helped before. Together they decide which methods to try and adjust as progress is made, keeping the plan flexible and collaborative.

    Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins when needed. Before booking, confirm which session formats are offered at the time so you know how sessions will be delivered. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT, motivational interviewing, and EMDR elements to remote appointments, helping keep the focus on practical change and emotional processing rather than on location.

  4. Areas of expertise

    Primary focus

    Stress, AnxietyTrauma and abuseGriefDepressionCoping with life changes

    Also works with

    LGBTFamily conflictsParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCompassion fatigueADHD

    Additional focus areas

    Chronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsMood disordersPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issues

    Therapeutic approaches

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

    Experience

    20+ years

    Listed in

    Ohio

    Languages

    English

  5. Frequently asked questions

    What kinds of concerns can be addressed in sessions?

    Amy works with adults facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, trauma, and life changes. Other areas include parenting strain, workplace issues, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and chronic illness or pain.

    What is her general therapy style like?

    Sessions are client-centered and collaborative. She emphasizes practical tools and supports people in choosing goals that matter to them.

    How much clinical experience does she have?

    She brings 20 years of trauma-informed clinical practice working with adults on mood, trauma, and adjustment issues.

    What credential does she hold and where is she located?

    She is a Licensed Independent Social Worker, LISW, licensed in Ohio and practices from that state.

    Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?

    Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

    What session formats are available?

    Please confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats the therapist is offering at the time.

    How are sessions priced?

    Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

    How do I begin working with her?

    Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

  6. Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers

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