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Amy Hansen, MSW, LCSW

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She frequently incorporates mindfulness and relaxation exercises to help clients manage anxiety and stress.

About Amy Hansen

Amy Hansen is a general practitioner who has experience providing psychotherapy for children, adolescents, and adults in individual, family and group settings. Her approach is empathic, collaborative, and goal-oriented. She uses a variety of research-based approaches to suite clients’ individual needs including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) skills and strategies.

Amy’s practice includes work with:

  • anxiety disorders, including children, adolescents, and adults who struggle with excessive worry, panic attacks, obsessions and compulsions, specific phobias, or those who become extremely anxious in social situations

  • depression and stress management

  • trauma and survivors of sexual abuse and/or assault

  • postpartum depression (as well as anxiety and mood disorders that arise during and after pregnancy)

  • struggles unique to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) populations

  • autism spectrum disorder

  • childhood behavioral problems and parenting issu