Amy Doliver, LCSW-R

Amy Doliver is a licensed social worker in New York who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family strain, trauma and abuse, and other life challenges. She has two decades of clinical experience and supports clients working on addiction, grief, intimacy concerns, parenting pressures, ADHD, and issues around self-esteem and career changes. Amy uses practical, down-to-earth language and focuses on everyday thoughts and habits as part of therapy.

She draws on approaches such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy to help people change unhelpful thinking and build better coping skills. Solution-focused work is used to set clear, achievable goals. Trauma-focused methods are brought in when past harm continues to affect day-to-day life.

Amy aims to make sessions collaborative and action-oriented. She helps people notice thought patterns, test small changes, and practice new habits between sessions. Her style is straightforward and supportive, with an emphasis on skills that can be used at home and at work.

Clients can expect conversations about practical steps, strategies for handling strong emotions, and tools for improving communication and intimacy. Amy also addresses caregiving stress, body image and eating issues, and complex family situations such as blended families and adoption-related concerns.

She holds the LCSW-R credential and has built experience across community and clinical settings in New York. People interested in beginning work are invited to follow the site’s process to see if her approach fits their needs.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Amy commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Solution-Focused Therapy in her work. CBT helps people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood. Solution-Focused Therapy emphasizes setting small, practical goals and building on what already works to create forward movement.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Amy will discuss your needs, goals, and preferences and together you can decide which methods to try. This collaborative planning helps shape short-term goals and the steps to reach them, and adjustments can be made as progress is tracked.

Confirm the available session formats before booking, since specific options are not listed here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, allow for shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so appointments can happen between errands or during a break at work. For some people, not needing to commute means more consistent attendance and a steadier practice of new skills.