Amy Shumack , AASW

Amy Shumack is an Accredited Social Worker (AASW), counsellor, and somatic therapist with 8 years of clinical experience supporting people through trauma, relationship challenges, anxiety, stress, and self-esteem concerns. She combines trauma-informed practice with somatic techniques to help clients reconnect with their bodies and build a stronger sense of safety and regulation.

Amy has worked with a broad range of presenting issues including depression, substance use, intimacy challenges, parenting pressures, career transitions, and post-traumatic stress. Her additional interests include attachment and abandonment concerns, body image, communication difficulties, forgiveness work, guilt and shame, loneliness, life purpose, sexuality, and issues that commonly affect women.

Trained in breathwork, meditation, somatic inquiry, and nervous system support, she integrates body-centered practices with psychotherapy to support emotional regulation, presence, and interpersonal connection. Her therapeutic stance is warm, engaging, compassionate, respectful, sensitive, and empowering, with a focus on helping people feel seen and heard as they work toward meaningful change.

Amy draws on attachment-based approaches, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, client-centered principles, mindfulness practices, and narrative techniques to tailor care to each person. She welcomes those who are ready to take steps toward greater wellbeing and supports them in building skills and insights that fit their lives.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) invites clients to notice their thoughts and feelings without being dominated by them, then clarify personal values and take committed action toward a meaningful life. This approach can help with anxiety, stress, difficulties with motivation, and patterns that keep people stuck.

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationships shape current patterns in intimacy, trust, and emotional safety. It is useful for people navigating relationship struggles, abandonment concerns, and attachment-related distress.

Mindfulness Therapy cultivates present-moment awareness through simple practices that reduce reactivity and improve emotional regulation. It pairs well with somatic work and supports issues such as anxiety, rumination, and difficulties with grounding.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey, and Amy works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors sessions based on what feels most helpful and adjusts the focus as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage - video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging - so people can access support from wherever they are. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life transitions, and choose the mode of communication that feels most comfortable.