Amy Klein Duane, LCSW

Amy Klein Duane is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 30 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, grief, depression, and major life changes. She works with adults who are coping with stress, caregiver strain, parenting challenges, and mood disorders. Her background also includes work with aging and geriatric issues and end-of-life counseling.

Amy uses practical, goal-focused strategies alongside longer-term exploration when helpful. She often combines client-centered listening with cognitive behavioral techniques to build coping skills. She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at patterns that keep problems repeating.

Clients can expect clear, teachable coping tools and attention to personal strengths. Amy describes herself as supportive, observant, and compassionate, and she aims to tailor sessions to each person’s needs. She pays particular attention to social anxiety, selective mutism history, and chronic mental health care experience.

Her work with older adults and those facing loss emphasizes dignity and realistic planning. Amy has spent years in settings that addressed bereavement, hospice-related concerns, and the challenges of maintaining independence with age.

Sessions focus on what the person wants to change and how to make small, steady steps. Practical skill building and brief solution-focused work are used when appropriate, and therapy plans are adjusted if deeper exploration would be more helpful.

How Amy’s approaches translate to online care

Amy commonly uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy in her practice. Client-centered work means the therapist listens closely, follows the client’s concerns, and builds a plan from the client’s own goals. This approach helps when someone needs space to be heard and to set personal priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on practical skills and behaviors. It teaches ways to spot unhelpful thinking and replace it with actions that reduce anxiety or low mood.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Amy will talk with the person about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn’t helped in the past. Together they decide whether short-term, solution-focused steps or deeper psychodynamic work fits best, and the plan can change as progress is made.

If you are considering online options, confirm the current session formats before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, limit travel time, and offer more flexible scheduling that works around caregiving or work. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when that is more practical. Ask about the specific session formats offered and how they would fit your routine before you schedule.