Therapist profile
Amy Keller, LMFT
California
LMFT - Self esteem and communication
Continue with AmyWhere Amy stands
- Credentials
- LMFT
- License
- LMFT, California / 38675
- NPI
- 1962158873
- Experience
- 31 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- California
About
- Self esteem work
- Communication skills
- Codependency concerns
About Amy
Amy Keller is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 31 years of experience. She focuses on self esteem and helps people who struggle with communication, guilt, shame, and questions about life purpose.
Amy works with adults who want clearer boundaries and steadier self-regard. She talks through relationship patterns, feelings of emptiness, and problems that come from attachment and abandonment wounds. Codependency is one of the concerns listed among her areas of work.
In sessions she keeps the conversation practical. She listens for repeated patterns and helps people try different ways of responding. That can mean learning to name needs, practice saying no, or changing the way someone shows up in a relationship.
Amy has long clinical experience with issues that overlap family and caregiving roles. She also supports people dealing with adoption and foster care history, aging and caregiver stress, and the fallout of divorce or separation. She pays attention to personality-related struggles such as avoidant, dependent, and antisocial patterns.
Her approach is client-centered and grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques. People who work with her can expect clear, steady feedback and practical tools to use between sessions. To begin, she asks a few simple questions to clarify goals and then plans the first session around those priorities.
How sessions work
How evidence-based approaches work in online sessions
Evidence-based therapeutic techniques include methods that help people change patterns and manage difficult feelings. For example, approaches that focus on behavior and skill-building teach concrete steps for communication, boundary-setting, and handling shame. These methods suit people who want practical strategies to use between sessions.Another common approach emphasizes exploring attachment and relationship patterns. That work looks at how early hurts or abandonment shape current reactions and helps people experiment with different ways of relating. It can be useful when codependency, avoidant behaviors, or dependent patterns get in the way of clear choices.
Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Amy will talk with each person about goals, past experiences, and what feels most helpful. Together they will try methods that match the client's needs and adjust as progress is made.
Confirm the therapist's current session options before booking, since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and reduce travel time. It also lets people pick a shorter check-in or choose a session without being on camera when that is preferable. Licensed professionals can adapt techniques so progress continues even when sessions happen remotely.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
31+ years
Listed in
California
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She focuses on self esteem and related issues such as communication problems, shame, emptiness, and patterns tied to attachment, abandonment, and codependency.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is client-centered and practical. She listens for repeating patterns and offers concrete tools and feedback to try between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she bring?
Amy has 31 years of clinical experience working with adults on long-term relationship patterns and self-esteem concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT) licensed in California and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session.
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