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Entry 352579Florida / United States

Amy Shearer

Amy Shearer, LMHC

Florida 26 years in practice

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Licensed mental health counselor - stress and grief

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  • Stress and anxiety
  • Grief and loss
  • Mind body practices

About Amy

LMHC in Florida with 26 years of experience, Amy Shearer helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and major life changes. She also focuses on forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, self-love, and women’s issues. She speaks English and Spanish and practices from a whole-person perspective that includes self-reflection and mind-body awareness.

Amy uses a broad assessment to understand what’s affecting someone now. She looks at strengths and resources alongside struggles. Sessions may include practical tools for managing overwhelming feelings and for coping during transitions. She describes spiritual health as one component of wellness when clients find that meaningful.

Her approach pays attention to mental, emotional, and physical factors that interact. That can mean working on thought patterns, daily habits, and simple body-based practices. The aim is to reframe barriers as times for redirection and change rather than only obstacles.

Amy draws on two and a half decades of clinical experience in community and private settings. She has supported people dealing with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, learning difficulties, and family conflict across her career. She emphasizes practical tools and reflection over technical jargon.

People who choose her can expect straightforward conversation about goals and next steps. She describes therapy as collaborative and oriented toward building skills people can use between sessions. To begin, prospective clients follow the practice intake steps and schedule an initial appointment.

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Therapeutic approaches and working online

Amy describes her work as evidence-based therapeutic techniques paired with whole-person attention. One strand of that work focuses on mind-body practices, which use simple breathing and body-awareness exercises to reduce stress and ground emotions. Those techniques can help with anxiety, compassion fatigue, and moments of high stress.

Another strand is reflective work that looks at thought patterns and personal strengths. That involves talking through current problems, identifying unhelpful beliefs such as guilt and shame, and practicing alternative ways of thinking and behaving. This approach is useful for grief, low self-esteem, and reorienting during life changes.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the process. The therapist works collaboratively to match methods to a person’s needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts tools over time based on what helps most.

If you plan to use online sessions, confirm the exact session options before booking because formats are not specified in the biography. Many people find remote sessions helpful for fitting therapy into a workday, keeping regular check-ins, or using phone or lower-bandwidth meetings when video is difficult. Licensed professionals can also adapt practices like breathing exercises and reflective work to shorter check-ins or longer therapeutic sessions depending on what you need.

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Areas of expertise

Experience

26+ years

Listed in

Florida

Languages

English, Spanish

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Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

She works with stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, compassion fatigue, and coping with life changes. Additional focus areas include forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation, life purpose, self-love, and women’s issues.

How does she approach therapy?

She uses a whole-person approach that includes self-reflection and mind-body practices. Therapy emphasizes assessing strengths and adding practical tools for daily coping.

How long has she been practicing?

She has 26 years of clinical experience working in community and private practice settings. That experience includes work with anxiety, depression, grief, trauma, learning difficulties, and family conflict.

What are her credentials and location?

She is an LMHC licensed in Florida. Her practice is based in Florida.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English and Spanish. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Check the practice intake information for details.

How are sessions priced?

Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during intake.

How do I begin and schedule a first session?

Start by selecting the See online therapy options button and completing a short matching questionnaire. After that you can schedule an initial session.

Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the urgent help numbers.

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