Amy Zeilstra
Therapist - MSW, LMSW
Being a therapist is such an honor. It’s a gift to be invited into people’s stories. Through my experiences of offering a safe place for people to come as they are, I have realized that I am the most comfortable in the gray areas of life. Sitting in these messy spaces, we work together to build an environment for positive, healthy change to take place.
Counseling approach:
Having a warm, accepting therapeutic relationship has shown to be an incredible change agent in my experience as a therapist. I find that radical acceptance is incredibly motivating; therefore, I strive to meet people right where they are. Through acceptance, I work to help people identify their life goals, while challenging their difficult, oftentimes traumatic histories as well as confronting current issues they are facing through self-reflection, self-efficacy, and self-acceptance.
Specialties:
- Anxiety/OCD
- Depression
- Complex trauma
- Sexuality
- Attachment
Focus areas:
- Life Adjustments
- Relationship struggles
- Worry and overwhelm
- Teen & young adult concerns
- Difficult family situations
- Spirituality concerns
Treatment Approaches:
- Cognitive Behavioral therapy
- Dialectic behavioral therapy
- Family systems therapy
- TF-CBT