Therapist profile
Amy Carnes, LMFT
Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist - Relationships and Parenting
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- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Gottman Method
About Amy
Amy Carnes is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) with 11 years of clinical experience in Wisconsin and California. She focuses on relationship concerns, grief and other losses, and parenting challenges. She also addresses anxiety, depression, trauma symptoms, low self-esteem, and addiction.
She begins by checking what matters most to the person in front of her. Sessions use clear explanations of methods and what to expect. Amy combines a humanistic client-centered stance with cognitive behavioral tools to help people manage symptoms and make practical changes.
Her work often looks at how relationship patterns and attachment affect daily life. She draws on the Gottman Method for relationship dynamics and on Motivational Interviewing when people face substance use or ambivalence about change. Solution-focused steps are used to identify small, achievable goals and track progress.
Amy has experience supporting people through pre- and postnatal concerns, hospice and end-of-life issues, and caregiver stress. She also addresses complex situations such as divorce, infidelity, and co-occurring mood or addiction concerns. She is licensed as an LMFT in California and Wisconsin.
Practical communication, skill-building, and short-term problem solving are common parts of her approach. She talks through options with each person and adapts methods as needed. To begin, people complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session to see if the fit feels right.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on the person and their experience. The therapist listens closely, reflects what is said, and supports the person's own problem solving. This approach is helpful for people who want to feel heard and build self-direction.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. It uses practical exercises and experiments to test unhelpful thinking and change patterns that keep problems going. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management.
The Gottman Method examines relationship interactions and communication patterns. It offers concrete skills to reduce conflict and increase positive connection, useful for those concerned about intimacy or recurring arguments.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and circumstances. That choice can change as therapy progresses, and approaches may be combined to match what helps most.
Confirm the therapist's current online session formats before booking, since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and offer options for people who prefer not to be on camera for every meeting.
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Experience
11+ years
Listed in
Wisconsin, California
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She works with relationship issues, grief and life changes, parenting challenges, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma symptoms, and related concerns.
What is her general therapeutic style?
She combines a client-centered, humanistic stance with cognitive behavioral techniques and practical problem-solving methods.
How much experience does she have?
She has 11 years of counseling experience working with a range of concerns including relationships, grief, and mood disorders.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is an LMFT licensed in California and Wisconsin and practices out of Wisconsin for this profile.
Can she work with non-English speakers or international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats does she offer?
Confirm current session options before booking by following the site process, as this profile does not list specific session formats.
How does her pricing work?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.