- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Attachment-based work
- Mindfulness practices
About Amy
Amy Shumack is an AASW social worker with eight years' experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues and self-esteem, and also helps people exploring life purpose. She speaks English and practises in Australia.
Amy uses attachment-based ideas alongside Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centred conversations. Sessions often include mindfulness and narrative techniques to help people name what matters and how they tell their story. She also describes experience with somatic approaches such as breathwork and nervous system support when people want body-focused ways to manage strong feelings.
Her work suits someone who feels stuck after a change at work, with a relationship, or following health challenges. She helps people untangle overwhelming emotions, repair communication patterns and rebuild trust in themselves. Practical steps and short exercises are commonly used between sessions to test new ways of relating and behaving.
Amy pays attention to attachment patterns and how early relationships affect current choices. Conversations look at beliefs, habits and personal narratives that keep people small. Mindful practices and grounding exercises are offered to reduce reactivity and improve presence.
People who want to explore purpose or meaning will find a focus on values, life priorities and small behavioural shifts. Amy supports clearer decision-making rather than promising a specific outcome. Her background as an Accredited Social Worker means she brings social work perspectives to counselling conversations.
How therapeutic approaches are used in online sessions
Amy draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people identify what matters and practise small actions aligned with their values. ACT focuses on moving toward meaningful behaviour even when difficult thoughts or feelings are present and can be useful for anxiety, stress and low motivation.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationship patterns shape current connections. This work helps people understand triggers in close relationships and develop different ways of communicating and relating when intimacy feels hard.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amy will collaborate with each person to choose methods that suit their goals and preferences. That could mean mixing ACT exercises with attachment-focused conversations and simple mindfulness practices to manage arousal between sessions.
The therapist's biography does not list specific online formats. Please confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit counselling into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time so people can attend from a convenient location.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Australia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues and self-esteem, and also supports people exploring life purpose.
How would she approach feeling stuck or directionless?
She combines attachment-based ideas with Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and client-centred conversation to clarify values and small behavioural steps. Mindfulness and narrative techniques are used to examine unhelpful stories and try new ways of acting.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience working in counselling and social work roles.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is an AASW social worker and practises in Australia.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Does she accept international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What are the session formats offered?
The original biography does not specify session formats. Please confirm current session options before booking.
How are fees and getting started handled?
Fees vary with location and sessions use a subscription that can be cancelled at any time. To begin, use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.