Amelia "Amie" Shipley

Amelia "Amie" Shipley, LMHC (Licensed Mental Health Counselor), brings 13 years of clinical experience working with people facing stress, anxiety, relationship challenges, family concerns, trauma and abuse, and depression. She approaches therapy as a collaborative journey toward growth, self-discovery, and healing, holding a view that clients arrive with both difficulties and inherent strengths that can be drawn upon during change.

She blends experiential, emotion- and body-focused work with creative expression and practical tools to help clients notice and shift patterns that interfere with living well. Her practice frequently integrates body-based somatic methods alongside artmaking, writing, mindful movement, and acting and improvisation exercises to augment traditional evidence-based techniques.

Amelia specializes in the Neuro Affective Relational Model (NARM), Inner Bonding, Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and EMDR, and she often weaves somatic practices into these approaches to address how feelings and bodily responses hold experience. She emphasizes warmth, direct communication, humor, and genuine connection while treating clients as the experts of their own lives.

Working with Amelia is presented as an empathetic collaboration focused on uncovering obstacles, developing new ways of engaging with difficult material, and building skills that support long-term well-being. She is based in Washington and accepts international clients.