Amy Groessl, PhD, LCSW

Whether you are seeking clarity around a life challenge or hoping to create meaningful change from within, psychotherapy can offer a space to better understand yourself and the patterns that shape your relationships and emotional life. Together we can explore the experiences, conflicts, and relational dynamics that may be interfering with your sense of well-being or preventing you from living more fully.

My work is grounded in psychodynamic psychotherapy, an approach that recognizes the therapeutic relationship as central to the process of change. In our work together, we will thoughtfully explore how past experiences influence the ways you feel, think, and relate in the present. I approach therapy with empathy, openness, and curiosity, and I believe healing occurs through a collaborative, respectful partnership.

My clinical practice focuses on trauma, attachment, grief and loss, relationship dynamics, and work with individuals within the adoption triad. My clinical perspective is informed by advanced training in trauma-focused treatment, neuroscience, psychodynamic psychotherapy, and attachment theory.

As an adoptee, genetic genealogist, and psychotherapist, I also bring a unique perspective to working with individuals navigating complex identity and relational questions related to unexpected DNA discoveries, adoption, donor conception, and misattributed parentage. I have a deep understanding of the emotional and psychological layers that can emerge when personal histories shift or new family connections are uncovered.