Amy Heim, LCSW-R

Amy Heim is a licensed social worker in New York with 15 years of clinical experience. She helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and struggles with self-esteem. Amy also supports those facing life changes and relational concerns where emotions and communication feel stuck.

Her approach centers on practical, talk-based work. She draws on acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice what matters and take small steps toward it. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to name unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors. Attachment-informed work looks at how early relationship patterns shape current reactions and connections.

Amy uses mindfulness and narrative practices to slow things down and make sense of difficult stories. These tools are often helpful for grief, trauma, intimacy concerns, and coping with illness or caregiving stress. She aims to make sessions feel straightforward and manageable rather than overwhelming.

Clients can expect a collaborative pace. Amy supports planning concrete next steps between sessions. She pays attention to both feelings and everyday choices so progress can show up in daily life.

When people come in worried about work, parenting, eating concerns, or ADHD-related challenges, Amy helps map problems into clear, do-able actions. The work is focused on what the person wants to change and how to get there one step at a time.

How these approaches translate to online therapy

Amy often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters and take small, values-driven steps even when emotions are difficult. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and choosing actions that align with personal goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and test different behaviors to see what shifts mood and functioning. CBT helps with anxiety, depression, and behavior changes by creating simple experiments to try between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Amy collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That decision can change over time as new issues or priorities emerge, and she checks in regularly to adapt the plan together.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also support continuity of care during life transitions and provide access to consistent weekly work without rearranging a commute.