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Online therapist

Ami Cantway

Calm, practical support for family stress

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Credentials
LICSW
Experience
9 years
Licensed in
Minnesota
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Ami

Ami Cantway is a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker who focuses on relationship strains, family tensions, parenting concerns, and helping people adjust to major life changes. She writes plainly and listens carefully. Her goal is to make conversations feel manageable for parents and caregivers who are worried and overwhelmed.

She uses a flexible style that adapts to each family's needs. Sessions emphasize building clearer communication, practical problem solving, and realistic steps toward better daily routines.

Background and approach

Ami works to reduce shame and isolation while strengthening confidence and motivation. Her approach combines techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and acceptance-based work. Those methods help people notice patterns, test small changes, and learn ways to respond differently under stress.

Dialectical skills and client-centered listening provide support when emotions run high. Ami draws on nine years of clinical practice in Minnesota as a LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker. She aims to respect each person’s values and lived experience while tailoring conversation and plans to what actually fits their life.

Parents who want concrete tools for daily challenges tend to find the work helpful. Ami offers a steady, practical presence and focuses on steps families can take between sessions to make home life calmer and clearer.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Ami commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy to help clients change unhelpful habits and live by their values. CBT focuses on identifying thought and behavior patterns and testing small changes. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy encourages noticing difficult feelings while committing to actions that match what matters most.

She also integrates client-centered listening and mindfulness to make space for each person's experience. That combination helps when emotions are strong or when families are sorting out moves, separations, or role changes. Ami will work together with clients to find the mix of methods that fits their goals and comfort level rather than imposing a single technique.

Online work is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy family schedules. These formats make it easier to meet between activities and practice skills in day-to-day life. The flexibility supports steady progress while allowing clients to choose the way they prefer to connect with a licensed professional.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Client-Centered Therapy

The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?
Ami focuses on relationship difficulties, family conflicts, parenting challenges, self-esteem, and coping with life changes. She also works with issues such as communication problems, codependency, and family separation.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends client-centered listening with practical skills from CBT, mindfulness, and acceptance-based approaches. Sessions aim to identify patterns and try small, doable changes between meetings.
What is her clinical background?
She has nine years of professional practice experience working with relationship and family concerns. That experience informs a straightforward, goal-oriented way of working with parents and caregivers.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed in Minnesota as a LICSW - Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker, license number MN LICSW 25607.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions can take place through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

  • Relationship issues
  • Family conflicts
  • Parenting issues

Also works with

Therapeutic approaches

Experience
9 years
Licensed
Minnesota
Languages
English

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