Amy Shumack

Amy Shumack is an AASW social worker with eight years' experience supporting people grappling with stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues and low self-esteem. She lists life purpose among her focuses and often works with clients who wonder what comes next after a change. Sessions are conversational and practical, with a focus on what a person wants to shift in day-to-day life.

Amy uses a mix of approaches to suit different needs. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice what matters and take committed steps. Attachment-based work is used to look at patterns in close relationships and how they affect current behaviour. Client-centred listening gives people space to tell their story in their own words.

Mindfulness and narrative methods are woven into sessions to help with grounding, body awareness and re-authoring difficult experiences. Amy also describes nervous system support and somatic practices as part of her approach to help reduce overwhelming feelings. These techniques are introduced gradually and practised in ways that fit daily routines.

Her background includes trauma-informed counselling and family practice experience. The AASW credential is listed as her professional affiliation. She works in Australia and carries eight years of clinical practice with adults facing relationship and life-direction questions.

Amy asks people to be clear about what they want from counselling and brings practical tools to sessions. She encourages short experiments between meetings to test new ways of relating, coping and making choices about work, relationships and life purpose.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online work

Amy commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters and take practical steps aligned with their values. ACT can be useful for anxiety, stress and feeling uncertain about next steps because it focuses on actions rather than getting stuck in thoughts.

Attachment-based work in sessions looks at recurring patterns in relationships and how those patterns shape behaviour now. This approach can help people notice triggers, try new responses and rebuild trust in connections over time.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amy treats approach selection as collaborative - she listens to goals, tests methods in session and adjusts based on what feels most useful. Clients are invited to give feedback and steer the focus toward practical change or emotional processing as needed.

Session formats are not listed in the biography, so confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a weekday break, reduce travel time and allow brief check-ins when schedules are busy. Some practices of mindfulness and grounding translate well to remote sessions, while somatic exercises can be adapted depending on space and comfort.