
Amy Thomas
Compassionate, trauma-informed clinical social work
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Compassionate, trauma-informed clinical social work
Start with Amy ThomasLicensed · Professional · Cancel Anytime
Amy Thomas is a licensed clinical social worker who holds a master’s degree in social work from Boise State University. She is licensed to practice clinical social work in both Texas and Idaho and brings nine years of clinical experience to her practice.
She works with people who have experienced trauma, struggle with low self-esteem, or face challenges related to personality and mood disorders. Amy also supports clients navigating questions of sexuality, orientation, identity, and non-traditional relationship structures. Her specialties include care for LGBT clients, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, attention-deficit/hyperactivity, stress and anxiety, addictions, relationship and family conflicts, intimacy-related issues, eating disorders, depression, and coping with life changes.
Amy has received training in trauma treatment, mood and personality disorders, eating disorder care, and relationship-focused interventions. She tailors therapeutic approaches to each person and may draw from solution-focused techniques, Socratic dialogue, motivational interviewing, dialectical behavior therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness practices, equine therapy, and other modalities as appropriate.
Outside of work she enjoys riding horses, reading, and painting. She looks forward to working with clients as they move toward greater emotional health and well-being.
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