Amy Schneider, LPC, LMHC
About me
I am a licensed therapist with fifteen years of experience working with individuals, couples, and families, from those going through significant life changes to those healing from traumatic experiences. I graduated from UW-Milwaukee in 2009 with Bachelor's degrees in Sociology and Psychology and an honors in Liberal Arts. I continued there and graduated in 2011 with a Master's degree in Educational Psychology, with a specialty in Community Counseling. In 2018, I graduated from UW-Madison with an additional capstone degree in Infant, Early Childhood, and Family Mental Health.
For the first ten years of my career I worked primarily with families through in-home therapy in Milwaukee, the City of Neighborhoods! I then joined the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin as a Child and Family Therapist and Agent for the Bureau of Child Welfare as an advocate and therapist for families in the Healthy Infant Court program at the Vel R. Phillips Juvenile Justice Center. I have worked as an independently contracted therapist through the Betterhelp site since 2020 and enjoy navigating the very new field of telehealth and online therapy. I obtained licenses from Texas and Florida in 2024.
The first few times we meet, the focus will be on your life and how you have been impacted by what has happened to you. We will work together to figure out how you can get to where you’d like to be.
I’m happy to answer any questions you might have about my approach, or the counseling process in general! Send me a message :)
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I have additional education and experience in the following:
Identity and Parts Work
Personality and Myers-Briggs Type Indicator
Nutrition for Mental Health and Disordered Eating
Attachment Theory and Assessment/ Developmental Psychology
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy And Short-Term Behavioral Health
Jungian Therapy
Career Development, Work Environments, and Group Dynamics
Intimacy, Sensate-Focus, and Couples Counseling
Polyamorous, Open, and Alternative Relationship Structures & Dynamics
Psychodynamic Therapy
Healing from Break-ups and Relationship Grief
Imago Relationship Therapy
Dream Analysis
Child Development and Child-Parent Psychotherapy
Adoption Competency
Foster-Care/Adoption, Separation/Divorce, and Family Legal Processes
Perinatal Mental Health and Post-Partum Depression
Intergenerational Mental Health Impact and Collective Consciousness
Multicultural Counseling, Role of Culture in Health Practices
LGBTQA+ Affirmative Practices
Spirituality & Faith
Experiences of Death, Dying, Grief, and the After-life
Reflective Practices and Supervision
Creative Therapies: Art, Writing, and Music
Applied Behavior Analysis
Meditation and Mindfulness
Yoga (Registered Teacher at 200-Hour Level) and Somatic Experiencing
Due to HIPAA law and ethics within the therapy field, all information shared during therapy is kept on the site. I do not save, print, or store any information shared in sessions off of the site in a physical location. I am unable to respond to emails from clients because of the inability to identify the sender of the email. In order to ensure information is kept secure, all requests for information or documentation of therapy must come through the secured portal of your client account.
Sessions may not be recorded, although live chat (synchronous messaging) sessions may be saved in the client's online journal for continued reference.
Professional experience
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Sleeping disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Career difficulties, Bipolar disorder, Depression, Coaching, Compassion fatigue, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Aging and geriatric issues, Antisocial personality, Attachment issues, Avoidant personality, Blended family issues, Body image, Cancer, Caregiver issues and stress, Chronic pain, illness, and disability, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Coping with natural or human-caused disaster, Dependent personality, Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD), Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Domestic violence, Drug and alcohol addiction, Eating and food-related issues, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Fertility issues, First responder issues, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Hoarding, Immigration issues, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Midlife crisis, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Narcissism, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Paranoia, Personality disorders, Phobias, Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexuality, Smoking / vaping cessation, Social anxiety and phobia, Somatization, Traumatic brain injury, Trichotillomania, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT), Existential Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Narrative Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, Somatic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy, Internal Family Systems
License information
TX LPC 95929
FL LMHC MH24458
WI LPC 5124-125
Reviews
These quotes represent just a few of the many positive reviews that we have received for Amy Schneider. We don't pay anyone to provide their review and they are all made voluntarily. Some people's experience receiving therapy with BetterHelp might be different.
Amy has provided me with a safe place to communicate my struggles over the past year. Not only does she listen, but she asks poignant questions to help me process my thoughts and feelings in a more constructive manner. And, when appropriate, she provides suggested resources for research on this healing journey.
Written on Mar 22, 2024 after therapy with Amy for 1 year and 6 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, grief, parenting issues, and coping with life changes
Amy is not just any therapist, she is truly exceptional. Through the medium of live messaging, she manages to create an incredibly genuine and profound connection. I am constantly amazed by her unwavering attentiveness, which makes me feel truly heard and understood. It's as if she's right there with me, offering her empathetic support and guidance every step of the way. Additionally, Amy's wealth of knowledge and expertise shines through as she consistently introduces innovative techniques tailored to my unique circumstances. Her ability to adapt and provide such relevant strategies is truly remarkable. With Amy by my side, I feel reassured, empowered, and equipped to face whatever challenges life may throw my way.
Written on Oct 08, 2023 after therapy with Amy for 7 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, sleeping disorders, self esteem, and adhd
Very kind and supportive
Written on Jul 23, 2023 after therapy with Amy for 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, family conflicts, trauma and abuse, eating disorders, sleeping disorders, self esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes
Amy is very thoughtful and always providing a neutral perspective while still prioritizing compassion. She has been professional and attentive to my concerns, whatever I bring to her that week.
Written on Jun 22, 2023 after therapy with Amy for 1 year on issues concerning stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, self esteem, career difficulties, and coping with life changes
Amy has been great to work with.
Written on May 24, 2023 after therapy with Amy for 1 month
Amy has been incredibly helpful and validating of my experience. She listens well, reflects back my experience without projecting anything onto me, and gives me helpful suggestions and thought-proving questions. I've really appreciated her support through my struggles.
Written on Apr 15, 2023 after therapy with Amy for 1 month on issues concerning relationship issues