Amy Klein , LMSW, LICSW

Amy Klein is a licensed clinical social worker who brings a broad swath of personal and professional experience to individual, group, and family therapy. She draws on years of front-line social work, community service, and clinical practice to create a therapeutic environment defined by emotional presence, safety, and unconditional positive regard. Her approach blends practical therapeutic tools with reflective practices drawn from yoga, storytelling, and nature-based living.

Amy began her career as a VISTA volunteer at a YWCA on the edge of Detroit and completed a Bachelor of Social Work at Wayne State University before working in in-home family therapy and case management for parents involved with child protective services. She served in the Peace Corps as a youth-at-risk volunteer in Kingston, Jamaica, and later completed an MSW. Her clinical work has spanned diverse settings including work with a Native tribe, a medium-security prison, rural schools, and a medical clinic, giving her experience with a wide range of life circumstances and systems of care.

She holds LMSW and LICSW credentials, which indicate professional licensure in social work and independent clinical practice. Amy integrates evidence-based techniques such as mindfulness and cognitive behavioral methods with older traditions and creative modalities like yoga, Reiki, art, music, and humor. She emphasizes helping people reconnect with their inner compass while supporting practical coping skills for stress, anxiety, trauma, addiction, relationship challenges, grief, and life transitions. Living near Lake Michigan, she values time in nature and brings empathy and a commitment to human growth into her therapeutic work.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Amy Klein commonly draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness-based practices when working with clients. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify personal values and build psychological flexibility by learning to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to actions that align with what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress and to improve problem-solving and coping. Mindfulness-based approaches teach simple attention and awareness skills that can reduce reactivity and increase emotional regulation, which is useful for trauma, stress, and mood concerns.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the therapeutic process. Amy works collaboratively with each person to tailor techniques to their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting methods over time as progress and priorities evolve. Licensed professionals and therapists often combine approaches to meet the unique context of each client.

Online therapy with Amy offers practical flexibility - sessions are available by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging - so people can access support from home, work, or while traveling. This range of options helps accommodate schedules, mobility needs, and different communication styles while maintaining continuity of care and consistent therapeutic progress.