Location
I am currently providing in-office, phone and video sessions so that you can meet with me in whatever way is most comfortable for you.
About
Everyone needs help sometimes. Life comes with challenges and finding support is important in order to face them, especially when the challenges feel like more than we can handle on our own. I truly believe that every person has the strength they need to face these challenges with the right support in place. I am here to offer whatever support is needed: a safe place to freely speak your mind without judgment, a chance to be understood, an ally to look at situations and options, a companion to offer new ideas and perspectives.
I primarily work with adolescents and adults. I have experience working with issues including: substance abuse and recovery, problem and compulsive gambling, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, self-injury, eating disorders, dual diagnosis, grief, life transitions, LGBTQIA identity issues, and postpartum depression.
In working with clients, I prefer to collaboratively determine what approach and what pace will be the right fit for each individual. My approach to therapy is predominantly Person-Centered, with elements of Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Collaborative and Proactive Solutions model (CPS), and Existential Therapy.
Call or Email Amy Matthews for a free 15 minute consultation now - (331) 702-9433
Finances
- Session Fee: $100 per session
- Sliding Scale: Yes
Accepted Insurance Plans
- Aetna
- BlueCross and BlueShield
- Cigna and Evernorth
- UnitedHealthcare UHC | UBH
- Out of Network
Verify your health insurance coverage when you arrange your first visit.
Qualifications
- Years in Practice: 18 Years
- License: Illinois / 180007316
- School: Benedictine University
- Year Graduated: 2006
Additional Credentials
- License No. and State: 26021 IAODAPCA
Location
Specialties
- Women's Issues
- Asperger's Syndrome
- Addiction
Issues
- Alcohol Use
- Anxiety
- Autism
- Bipolar Disorder
- Borderline Personality (BPD)
- Chronic Relapse
- Codependency
- Coping Skills
- Depression
- Drug Abuse
- Dual Diagnosis
- Eating Disorders
- Gambling
- Grief
- Infertility
- Life Transitions
- Neurodiverse Couples Counseling
- Parenting
- Peer Relationships
- Pregnancy, Prenatal, Postpartum
- Relationship Issues
- Self Esteem
- Self-Harming
- Sexual Addiction
- Stress
- Substance Use
- Suicidal Ideation
- Trauma and PTSD
Mental Health
- Impulse Control Disorders
- Mood Disorders
- Personality Disorders
Sexuality
- Bisexual
- LGBTQ+
- Lesbian
Client Focus
Age
- Elders (65+)
- Adults
- Teen
Communities
- Bisexual Allied
- Body Positivity
- Gay Allied
- HIV / AIDS Allied
- Intersex Allied
- Lesbian Allied
- Non-Binary Allied
- Open Relationships Non-Monogamy
- Queer Allied
- Racial Justice Allied
- Sex Worker Allied
- Sex-Positive, Kink Allied
- Single Mother
- Transgender Allied
Treatment Approach
Types of Therapy
- AANE Neurodiverse Couples Counseling
- Attachment-based
- Clinical Supervision and Licensed Supervisors
- Cognitive Behavioral (CBT)
- Collaborative & Proactive Solutions (parenting)
- Eclectic
- Existential
- Family / Marital
- Feminist
- Gottman Method
- Humanistic
- Motivational Interviewing
- Person-Centered
- Positive Psychology
- Strength-Based
Modality
- Individuals
- Couples
Last Modified: 11 Nov 2022
(331) 702-9433