I have been doing individual, group, and family therapy since I received my MSW degree in 2007, but I’ve worked in the field of social work since right out of high school. In my therapy practice, I draw from a wide variety of personal and career experiences which have taught me to hold emotional space and cultivate safety and unconditional positive regard for my clients. I began as a VISTA volunteer at a YWCA on the border of Detroit. After completing my BSW at Wayne State University I was hired into a program that provided in-home family therapy and case management for parents that were involved with CPS. Then I joined the Peace Corps and served in Kingston, Jamaica as a youth-at-risk volunteer. I completed my MSW degree at Western Michigan University after I returned to the US, and have worked in a variety of settings as a clinical therapist since then, including a Native tribe, a medium-security prison, rural schools, and within a medical clinic setting. I also teach yoga and am a reiki master, and I practice Native Tradition. My current perspective on counseling is that humanity is going through a massive evolution of consciousness. I am an empath which also informs my therapeutic approach. I enjoy blending scientific facts and ancient wisdom with storytelling when working with my clients. I live in a cottage in the woods, close to Lake Michigan, and I spend as much time in nature as possible. I care deeply about people and while I have many hobbies, mental health therapy has always been my passion. My family is full of mental illness, addiction, narcissism, and abuse and as a child I dreamed of being happy and helping others find their happiness too. I believe we all have an inner compass that can guide us. Mindfulness, CBT techniques, yoga, philosophy, art, music, and humor make up the majority of my approach with clients in an attempt to spark that connection with your inner compass.
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Amy Klein has provided individual, group, and family therapy since earning her Master of Social Work in 2007, and she has been active in the field of social work since leaving high school. Her clinical practice draws on a wide array of personal and professional experiences that taught her to hold emotional space and cultivate safety and unconditional positive regard for those she works with.
Her early career began as a VISTA volunteer at a YWCA on the Detroit border. After completing a Bachelor of Social Work at Wayne State University, she joined a program offering in-home family therapy and case management for parents involved with Child Protective Services. She then served in the Peace Corps as a youth-at-risk volunteer in Kingston, Jamaica before returning to the United States to complete a Master of Social Work at Western Michigan University.
Since completing graduate school, Amy has practiced in a variety of settings including work with a Native tribe, a medium-security prison, rural schools, and within a medical clinic. She also teaches yoga, is a reiki master, and practices Native Tradition. She identifies as an empath, and that awareness informs her therapeutic approach.
Amy blends scientific facts and ancient wisdom with storytelling, and she integrates mindfulness, cognitive behavioral techniques, yoga, philosophy, art, music, and humor to help clients reconnect with what she calls their inner compass. She lives in a cottage in the woods near Lake Michigan, spends as much time in nature as possible, and brings a deep commitment to helping others toward well-being. Mental health therapy has long been her passion, shaped in part by growing up in a family impacted by mental illness, addiction, narcissism, and abuse and by an early wish to find happiness and help others find the same.
She is licensed to practice social work in Michigan and is licensed as an independent clinical social worker in Washington state, and she brings 14 years of clinical experience to her work with individuals, families, and groups.
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