Education & Training
Emotionally Focused Couples Therapy Externship, ICEEFT
EFT Core Skills, specialization with LGBTQ couples, ICEEFT
Embodied Private Practice Cohort V, mentorship program with Kintsugi Therapist Collective
I-CBT (Inference-based Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy) for OCD Treatment, OCD Training School
Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapies, Naropa University Center for Psychedelic Studies, 150 hours
Therapists Deconstructing Together, Reclamation Collective
MAPS (Lykos Therapeutics) MDMA-Assisted Therapy Education
EMDR Basic Training 1 & 2; EMDR & Ego States Training, Trauma Therapist Institute
Clinical Military Counselor Certificate (CMCC) Telehealth Certification Institute
Master of Professional Studies in Art Therapy and Creativity Development, Pratt Institute, Brooklyn, NY
Licensure
Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (Maine)
Licensed Creative Arts Therapist (New York)
Licensed Professional Counselor (Colorado, Texas)
Telehealth LMHC (Florida)
Registered and Board-Certified Art Therapist
Amy Maxwell
MPS, LCPC, LCAT, LPC, ATR-BC
Drawing on existential, psychodynamic, depth-oriented, emotion-focused and creative arts therapies, I work with individuals and couples with the goal of deepening awareness of emotions, enhancing connection to self, illuminating limiting narratives and moving toward greater authenticity with self and others. Our work together will go beneath the surface to explore the patterns, meanings, and experiences that shape how we move through the world.
Attachment-based and psychodynamic therapy recognize that our earliest relationships — the ways we learned to seek comfort, connection, and safety — leave a lasting imprint on how we relate to ourselves and others. We will explore impactful relational experiences and dynamics which have contributed to anxiety, relational stress, perfectionism, and disconnection.
Creative arts therapy offers a non-verbal pathway that deepens our opportunity for self-expression and works on a neurobiological level to heal the impacts of traumatic wounding.
For couples and relationships, I work within the Emotion-Focused Therapy (EFT) framework — itself rooted in attachment theory — to support partners in understanding and sharing their emotional experience with one another in a new way.
I take a warm, compassionate, relational approach to cultivate a safe space to explore relational wounds. I help clients on the path to healing through fostering empowerment, understanding, and nurturance.
I experience a genuine interest, care, and desire to understand my clients within the therapeutic space. I have a creative, curious, and explorative nature that is present in reflecting on one’s internal world. I enjoy being receptive to what client’s bring into therapy and a collaborative partner in understanding the “why” of current ways of being while also identifying intuitive wants and needs that move us in a direction aligned with who you are and are becoming.
I believe we are in a constant state of growth, evolution, and change as we navigate life, and feel that therapy can be an open space to explore this ongoing discovery with depth.
Across all of my work, the goals are the same:
Authentic expression — finding your voice and learning to trust it
Emotional awareness & connection — developing a more compassionate relationship with your inner world
Meaningful communication — learning to be known by others, and embrace vulnerable connection
