AMY BOWERS, PhD, Clinical Psychologist
I work with individuals with a wide array of concerns. My particular areas of interest and expertise include
- sexual orientation and LGBTQIA+ issues
- gender-related issues, including gender identity and expression
- multicultural issues, including racial, ethnic, and cultural identity and expression
- mental health implications of systemic oppression, particularly related to sexual orientation, gender, and race and ethnicity
- trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder
- grief and loss
- anxiety
- depression
- mindfulness and stress management
- sex and sexuality
- body image and eating disorders
- perinatal and postpartum adjustment, anxiety, and depression
- loss during pregnancy, particularly stillbirth
- changes during perimenopause and menopause
- sexual and reproductive health across the lifespan
- coping with health issues, illness, and medical treatment
- marital difficulties, separation, divorce
- parenting
- relationship dynamics and conflicts
- adjustments related to life transitions such as moving, midlife, and aging
- career development
- spirituality
- questions of identity and purpose
Qualifications, credentials, experience
I am licensed as a clinical psychologist in Virginia. In order to provide telehealth psychotherapy with clients in locations other than Virginia, I am authorized by the PSYPACT Commission and the Association for State and Provincial Psychology Boards to practice telepsychology in participating jurisdictions.
I have been continuously licensed and practicing as a psychologist since 2002 and have had an independent psychology practice focused solely on providing psychotherapy since 2006. To support my ongoing learning and development as a psychologist, I maintain active memberships with national and regional professional organizations in psychology, including the American Psychological Association, and in related disciplines.
Prior to establishing my psychology practice, I worked in several university counseling centers where I provided psychotherapy and a range of other psychoeducational services to undergraduate and graduate students. In those settings I also provided extensive clinical supervision and training on psychotherapy theory and practice to graduate students in counseling, social work, and psychology doctoral programs.
I earned a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the Pennsylvania State University in 2000 and completed a one-year predoctoral internship and a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Counseling and Student Development at the University of Delaware. All of my doctoral and post-doctoral training programs maintained continuous, full accreditation status with the American Psychological Association.
I have been continuously licensed and practicing as a psychologist since 2002 and have had an independent psychology practice focused solely on providing psychotherapy since 2006. To support my ongoing learning and development as a psychologist, I maintain active memberships with national and regional professional organizations in psychology, including the American Psychological Association, and in related disciplines.
Prior to establishing my psychology practice, I worked in several university counseling centers where I provided psychotherapy and a range of other psychoeducational services to undergraduate and graduate students. In those settings I also provided extensive clinical supervision and training on psychotherapy theory and practice to graduate students in counseling, social work, and psychology doctoral programs.
I earned a Ph.D. in counseling psychology from the Pennsylvania State University in 2000 and completed a one-year predoctoral internship and a one-year postdoctoral fellowship at the Center for Counseling and Student Development at the University of Delaware. All of my doctoral and post-doctoral training programs maintained continuous, full accreditation status with the American Psychological Association.
