Amy Shorter, M.A. LPC MHSP

I am a fully licensed therapist in TN and I offer a calm, safe, and compassionate space where your story is received with respect and your healing can unfold at a pace that honors your nervous system, your heart, and your dignity. I share gentle Christian counseling for clients who want to incorporate faith into their healing journey. I assist women by creating a space to softly deepen both their emotional and spiritual lives. I help clients explore patterns of mind, body, and emotion, strengthen boundaries, and integrate nervous system awareness, helping clients cultivate a steadier, more grounded, and authentic way of living.

As a Licensed Professional Counselor and Mental Health Service Provider, I am trauma-informed and draw from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Attachment-Based and Interpersonal frameworks, Internal Family Systems informed, Person-Centered and Integrative approaches, as well as Christian counseling. I earned my Bachelor of Science in Communications from the University of Tennessee and a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Huntington University.

My clinical experience includes:

7 years in private practice.

Group work at an addictions IOP facility/Individual outpatient counseling at community mental health facility.

Public and private school-based counseling/group and individual work.

The modalities I use include:

Attachment-Based, Christian Counseling, Cognitive Behavioral (CBT), Internal Family Systems, Mindfulness-Based, Motivational Interviewing, Person-Centered, and Solution-Focused.

Areas of speciality

• Anxiety

• Healing From Long-Term Stress

• Emotional Regulation

• Life Transitions

• Post-traumatic Integration

• Burnout Recovery

• Boundary Strengthening

• Nervous System Regulation

• Discernment and Decision Making Confidence

• Stress Management

• Faith and Spiritual Growth