Amy Burley

Do you find yourself comparing your life to others and wondering why things don’t seem to fall into place for you? Do you struggle with anxiety, or feeling like you’re not good enough, important enough, or that you exist mainly to take care of everyone else?

If you’ve spent years feeling overlooked, misunderstood, excluded, or expected to simply “pull yourself up by your bootstraps,” therapy can offer a safe space to slow down and explore what you’ve been carrying.

Perhaps you were overlooked or hurt in childhood, bullied or excluded as a teenager, or felt like you never quite fit in. Over time, you may have learned to wear a mask so well that, as an adult, it can be difficult to even identify what feels wrong inside.

I can help you acknowledge that pain, find your voice, and develop greater self-compassion. Together, we can explore the experiences that shaped you, recognize your strengths, and build resilience as you move toward a more empowered way of being.

I work with adolescents, young adults, parents, and adults experiencing anxiety, depression, self-doubt, life transitions, and the lasting impact of difficult experiences.

I have specialized training in experiential therapies, including expressive arts and Sandtray, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and insight-oriented talk therapy. I create individualized treatment plans based on your needs, goals, and concerns.

You don’t have to keep wearing the mask or carry everything alone. Therapy can be a place to feel seen, understood, and supported as you reconnect with yourself and move forward.

My therapeutic style integrates stress reduction and grounding practices to enhance distress tolerance and emotional regulation, insight-based talk therapy through CBT and Motivational Interviewing, trauma resolution therapy through EMDR, and experiential therapies of Sand tray and expressive arts.

While we work together, you can expect to experience acceptance, warmth, humor, encouragement, and gentle challenging. Once you start feeling better, we will help you discover meaningful short-term and long-term goals. You can also expect to be heard and to gain insight and practical skills. I have helped many clients find relief and resolution for a range of concerns such as Depression, anxiety, phobias, self-esteem issues, grief and loss, Codependency, parenting concerns, relational conflict/family conflict, life adjustments, trauma, women’s issues, and more.