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Amie Eipers

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Amie Eipers, LCSW

Illinois

LCSW focused on relationships and parenting

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About

  • Stress and anxiety
  • Parenting strain
  • Grief and trauma

About Amie

Amie Eipers is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 20 years running a private counseling practice and a total of 34 years in professional roles. She helps people who are coping with stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, and motivation. Amie also supports adults dealing with grief, intimacy-related issues, parenting strain, anger, depression, and compassion fatigue.

Her approach centers on treating clients as the experts in their own lives. She listens to what matters to each person and uses practical steps to address immediate concerns. Sessions focus on clear goals, skill building, and making small changes that add up over time.

Amie brings years of real-world experience to sessions. She draws on techniques that are evidence-based to help people manage strong emotions and improve relationships. Conversations are straightforward and aimed at what will make daily life easier.

She has worked with a broad range of concerns related to family of origin, adoption and foster care, blended family issues, abandonment, caregiver stress, and communication problems. Amie also supports people facing substance use, eating-related struggles, divorce and separation, and domestic violence aftermath.

Clients meet in sessions that are aimed at problem solving, improving communication, and restoring a sense of control over stressful situations. She accepts international clients and conducts work in English. If someone wants to begin, they complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How sessions work

How evidence-based approaches translate to online sessions

Many clinicians use evidence-based therapeutic techniques to help people manage symptoms and improve relationships. Cognitive strategies focus on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with real-life experiments, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Skills-based work teaches concrete tools for emotion regulation, communication, and managing parenting stress so clients can use them between sessions.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust based on what feels most helpful. That collaborative process helps shape which techniques are emphasized over time.

The biography does not list which session formats are in use, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. They can also make it simpler to continue work when life circumstances change, while the therapist and client focus on practical skills and communication that transfer into daily life.

Areas of focus

Areas of expertise

Also works with

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDivorce and separationDomestic violenceDrug and alcohol addictionEating and food-related issuesFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFirst responder issuesGuilt and shameInfidelityJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisMulticultural concernsPanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Experience

20+ years

Listed in

Illinois

Languages

English

Questions

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does she help with?

She helps with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, parenting strain, grief, intimacy-related issues, anger, depression, and compassion fatigue.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She treats clients as the expert on their story and works with clear goals and practical steps to manage emotions and improve day-to-day functioning.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has 34 years of professional work experience and 20 years running a private counseling practice.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is an Illinois Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, and practices from Illinois.

Does she offer sessions in other languages or internationally?

Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.

What session formats are used?

The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.

How are costs and billing handled?

Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.

How do I get started with her?

Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.

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