Amy Shumack

Amy Shumack is an AASW social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, intimacy concerns and low self-esteem. She also supports issues like abandonment, attachment trouble, body image, isolation and life purpose. Her manner is warm and compassionate and she aims to make people feel heard and respected from the first conversation.

Amy works in a trauma-informed way and blends talking with practical body-focused tools. She uses breathwork, meditation and somatic inquiry to help people feel calmer and more regulated. These methods are offered alongside therapeutic conversations about patterns, meaning and relationships.

Her clinical toolkit includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Attachment-Based work, Client-Centered therapy, Mindfulness and Narrative approaches. That mix lets her adapt sessions to what each person needs right now, whether the focus is on emotional regulation, changing unhelpful patterns, or making sense of tough experiences.

Sessions are collaborative and paced to suit the individual. Amy describes her style as engaging, sensitive and empowering. She aims to help people notice what matters to them and take steps toward a life that feels more connected and meaningful.

With eight years of experience, Amy brings practice working with trauma and relationship concerns alongside somatic techniques. People who choose her often want both talking therapy and embodied tools to manage symptoms and rebuild a sense of safety and presence.

Approaches you can use in online sessions

Amy commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based approaches in her work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then choosing actions that reflect personal values. This helps with anxiety, stress and finding direction. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at early relationship patterns and how they influence current connections, helping people repair trust and feel more secure in relationships.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Amy works collaboratively to match methods to a person's needs, goals and preferences. She will check in about what feels helpful and adjust the blend of talking and body-focused techniques over time.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm available formats before booking as these are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when that suits the day. It can also let people combine conversation with guided breathwork or mindfulness exercises from wherever they are, provided the session format supports those activities.