Amy Romero

Amy Romero is an LCSW based in New Mexico who helps people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, depression, trauma, and LGBT-related concerns. She works with teenagers 14 and older and adults. Her style is warm and interactive and she focuses on listening first to understand each person's needs.

She draws on mindfulness practice to help clients notice thoughts and feelings without getting overwhelmed. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to identify unhelpful thinking and try new behaviors. Motivational interviewing supports people who want to change substance use or other habits by strengthening their own reasons to change.

Amy has provided outpatient therapy, intensive in-home services for at-risk youth, and substance abuse counseling. Her background includes a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in social work with a concentration in children and families. She holds the credential Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW.

In sessions she aims to create an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through what matters most. Therapy is collaborative - goals and pace are set together and adjusted as needed. Amy combines client-centered, narrative, and psychodynamic ideas when they fit the client’s needs.

She has experience addressing a wide range of issues including body image, family problems, forgiveness, gender dysphoria, guilt and shame, isolation, mood disorders, OCD, panic attacks, DMDD, and drug and alcohol addiction. People who want a practical, empathetic approach that includes mindfulness techniques may find this style helpful.

How mindfulness and practical therapy translate online

Amy uses mindfulness to help people notice thoughts and bodily sensations without getting swept away by them. Mindfulness practices can help with anxiety, stress, and emotional overwhelm by teaching simple breathing and noticing skills that are useful between sessions.

She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which means sessions focus on the person's experience and priorities, and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions link together and tests small behavior changes to reduce distress. These approaches are practical and aim to give tools people can use day to day.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amy collaborates with each person to see which methods fit their goals, comfort level, and routines. She adjusts strategies over time based on what helps most.

If you are interested in online sessions, confirm current session options before booking since the biography indicates she has practiced online and in person but does not list specific formats here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can schedule care around work, school, or caregiving responsibilities.