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I own and manage Wildly Authentic Counseling
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Freedom Through Radical Self-Acceptance

I grew up in Jacksonville, FL with my two sisters in our childhood home nestled on the St. John’s River. I was always an adventurous and creative soul, I loved exploring with my sisters and camping with my family. I would lose myself for hours in imaginative play or art projects. I was also an incredibly sensitive child, who struggled to make friends, never quite fit in, was disorganized, and painfully forgetful. I was diagnosed with ADHD at the age of 10, but it wasn’t a diagnosis I would truly accept until I was in college and wouldn’t understand it’s impact until I was a working professional. For the majority of my life I struggled intensely with feeling stupid, lazy, and constantly felt like nothing I did would ever be good enough. On top of ADHD I also experienced the trauma of growing up with substance abuse in my home, sexual assault as a teenager, and the divorce of my parents. To say times have been dark for me would be an understatement.

Throughout my 20’s I struggled with depression, anxiety, poor relationship patterns, numerous difficulties with school and work. I was a great therapist, who worked primarily with children, but I was massively avoiding my own pain and difficulties. It wasn’t until I started to explore and process my early life experiences with trauma and ADHD that I was able to break free from the suffering that defined most of my life. I stopped allowing myself to feel shame about how I existed in the world. I began to challenge the narratives that had been handed to me throughout my life. I set boundaries around how I wanted people in my life to treat me. Through this process I found understanding, love, and appreciation for myself and how I showed up in the world. I found freedom from my suffering in acceptance of myself and my past.

I consider myself a student of life, always learning and growing, individually and professionally. My personal journey so heavily impacts how I interact with clients and why I work with the clients that I do.

If you resonated with my story at all, I would so love to talk to you and help you in your journey.

Some kind words from previous clients

  • "Since working with Amy, I have experienced a huge improvement in my mental health. Amy has such a relaxed and understanding approach that has allowed me to open up about things that have been instrumental in my therapy journey. I have gained so many tools that I use in my day to day life that have helped me to manage my anxiety. Working with Amy truly has changed my life for the better."

  • “I’ve been working with Amy for the past 8 months and she has helped me make tremendous progress in such a short period of time. When I started counseling I was severely depressed, unmotivated, and I just found out I had ADHD. She helped me gain valuable coping skills to help work with my ADHD instead of feeling ashamed for not performing tasks in a neurotypical way. She’s also helped me detach my self-worth from productivity and reattach it to the things I think I provide value to in my everyday life. Through the past 8 months, she’s been incredibly reliable and always willing to try new things in therapy that might work better for me. Amy is hands down the best and most flexible therapist I've ever worked with.”

  • “I have been working with Amy for the last 6 months and genuinely look forward to each our sessions. I felt comfortable with Amy right from the start; she is authentic, relatable, and inquisitive. It is evident that she is a talented counselor and works hard for her clients - she is a true advocate for my growth and well-being. She has equipped me with many tools to improve my everyday life both personally and professionally – among other intrapersonal work. I’d recommend Amy in a heartbeat and am so thankful to have connected with her.”

  • “I worked with Amy for 2 years doing EMDR therapy to target my trauma, addiction, and attachment wounds. She creates a safe and nonjudgmental space which allowed me to be open and honest about all of the things I felt the most shame around. She is very open minded so we were able to weave in my spiritual beliefs into our discussions which made me feel like all aspects of myself were honored. As a bonus, she is also very witty and humorous which brought some much appreciated levity to the deep trauma work we were doing and I genuinely looked forward to every session. She is very easy to communicate with and was flexible and understanding around rescheduling our appointments when needed. I can honestly say that I am able to engage in all of my relationships in a healthier way and deeply love all the parts of myself so much more since completing my work with Amy. I’d highly recommend her to anyone seeing therapy!”

Cool story….but what do you do for fun?

Damn, I am so excited you are genuinely interested in that because like most ADHD people I have about a million hobbies!

Here’s a few of the things that make me happy and that I love doing when I’m just enjoying life:

Macro and Portrait photography

Relaxing at the beach or on the water

Training my dogs

Hosting game nights with my friends

Baking

Shopping and experimenting with fashion

Doing my own nails

Neglecting my houseplants

Gardening

Homesteading

Pretending I can paint

Kayaking

Knitting

Fishing

Home Decor

DIY Everything