Amy Oxendine

Amy Oxendine is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in North Carolina who helps people facing grief, hospice and end-of-life concerns, depression, anxiety, and relationship stress. She also supports those coping with ADHD, trauma, caregiver strain, and major life changes. Her tone is encouraging and practical, focused on small steps that make daily life easier.

Amy draws on seven years of clinical experience working in hospitals, schools, group homes, child protective services, and private mental health settings. She has supported veterans with medical and psychosocial concerns and people affected by military sexual trauma. Her work includes helping with parenting challenges, chronic illness and pain, substance concerns, and attachment or foster care issues.

In sessions she listens first, then helps people set clear, manageable goals. Amy uses tools from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to match techniques to each person. She emphasizes skill-building for sleep, mood, anger management, and coping with life transitions.

Amy aims to empower people to make steady progress toward what matters to them. She keeps things straightforward and practical, with exercises and small experiments to try between meetings. Many clients find this approach helps them regain control and build routines that support long-term change.

If someone wants to begin, Amy asks them to describe their main concerns and the changes they hope for. She works collaboratively so people know what to expect and can steer the pace and focus of the work.

How her approaches guide online care

Amy uses client-centered therapy to build a trusting working relationship. That means she listens closely to what matters to the person and follows their pace, concentrating on their priorities and strengths.

She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes. CBT tools are commonly used for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and anger management and include simple exercises and plans to try between sessions.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Amy will discuss different methods and tailor the plan to the client’s goals and preferences, making adjustments as progress is tracked and needs change.

Confirm the specific session formats before booking, as the biography does not list them. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life and avoid travel time, allow shorter check-ins when schedules are tight, and permit using exercises and homework in the same setting where daily routines take place. Licensed professionals can adapt materials and techniques for remote meetings, and Amy will help decide which methods and session rhythms fit each person best.