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Amy Appino

Compassionate family-focused clinical social worker

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
20 years
Licensed in
Indiana
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Amy

Amy Appino is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with more than 20 years of practice in Indiana. She focuses on relationship and family concerns, parenting challenges, anxiety and depression, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and issues tied to trauma and addiction. She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about what matters to them and take steps toward better daily functioning.

Her style is straightforward and practical. Sessions aim to identify clear goals and small changes that make a difference at home.

Background and approach

Amy listens first, then helps prioritize what to try next. She uses familiar language and concrete tools rather than jargon. Her approach draws on several evidence-informed methods.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps spot unhelpful thinking and change habits. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy supports living in line with values while managing distress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Mindfulness practices provide skills for emotion regulation and calm during crises.

Amy has long experience working with families, blended households, and caregivers facing stress. She also helps with grief, intimacy-related concerns, eating and substance issues, chronic illness, and end-of-life topics. Her background includes supporting people coping with cancer, HIV/AIDS, hoarding, and avoidant personality tendencies.

Sessions are offered in English and delivered online in several formats. The initial step is a short matching questionnaire to connect with a therapist and schedule sessions that fit a family’s routine.

Therapeutic approaches and online care that fit family life

Amy commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in her work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors that get in the way of daily life. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy focuses on recognizing difficult feelings while taking actions that match personal values and family priorities.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills and mindfulness practices to help with strong emotions and stress. DBT skills teach concrete techniques for emotional regulation and safer ways to cope. Mindfulness practices build simple routines for staying present and reducing reactivity during tense family moments.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide which methods to prioritize and adjust them as progress is made.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit busy schedules. These formats make it easier to fit sessions around work, school, and caregiving duties while keeping continuity of care. The range of options supports flexible, ongoing work on relationships and parenting challenges.

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.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she address?
Amy supports people with relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, ADHD, addictions, trauma, grief, intimacy concerns, eating issues, and coping with life changes.
What is her general approach in sessions?
She takes a straightforward, goal-oriented approach, listening first and then teaching practical skills and strategies to try between meetings.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has over 20 years of professional experience as a social worker in mental health and family work.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Indiana under number IN LCSW 34010094A and practices from Indiana.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
She meets with clients through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does payment and cost work?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Specialties and expertise

Top specialties

  • Relationship issues
  • Parenting issues
  • Bipolar disorder

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Therapeutic approaches

Experience
20 years
Licensed
Indiana
Languages
English

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