- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Amy
Amy Creason is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Missouri. She brings ten years of clinical experience and focuses on practical help for stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, and parenting concerns among other life challenges. Amy aims to make therapy straightforward and approachable for worried parents looking for clear support and tools.
Amy builds sessions around a partnership model. She listens first, then helps clients set concrete goals. She uses talk therapy alongside skill-building so people leave with new ways to handle hard moments.
Background and approach
She keeps a steady, nonjudgmental attitude during the work. Her work often combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shift unhelpful thinking, Dialectical Behavior Therapy to strengthen emotion regulation, and Client-Centered Therapy to keep the focus on each person's priorities. Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing also appear when they fit a person's goals.
Amy adapts methods to what helps each person move forward. She has worked with a broad range of concerns including trauma, grief, relationship and family issues, parenting stress, ADHD, and caregiver strain. She also addresses anger, codependency, body image, and career-related stress.
Her background includes crisis intervention and goal-focused coaching alongside traditional therapy skills. Sessions are offered through multiple online formats to match busy schedules. Amy supports people who want to balance parenting responsibilities while working on mental health.
To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
What Amy works with
Everything Amy lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Amy helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Self esteem
- Depression
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Amy lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Amy often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. CBT is practical and problem-focused, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and parenting stress.She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT skills are helpful for managing strong emotions, impulsivity, and relationship tension.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Amy will work with each person to identify goals and try methods that match those goals and personal preferences. That means techniques may shift over time as needs change.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy parents and people with tight schedules. Video calls let you have more in-depth sessions, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be used for quick check-ins, and text-based messaging supports shorter, ongoing communication between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a week without long commutes.
Questions people ask about Amy
What concerns does Amy help with?
Amy works with many common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, parenting challenges, trauma, grief, and caregiver stress. She also addresses issues like body image, codependency, and career stress.
What is her therapy style like?
She practices a partnership style that combines talk therapy with skill-building. Sessions balance setting goals, learning coping skills, and reflecting on personal growth.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Amy has ten years of experience working across a broad spectrum of client concerns, including crisis intervention, substance use issues, and family conflict.
What credentials and location information are on file?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Missouri and holds a master’s degree in counseling-related studies.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Format options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and communication preferences.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with therapy?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then scheduling sessions according to therapist availability.
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