Amy Stuart, LAC, MA, NCC
Office: 973-602-7741
My Qualifications
I earned my masters of arts in clinical mental health counseling from Wake Forest University in 2024. I am currently registered as a Licensed Associate Counselor in the state of Arizona, having passed the National Counselor Examination in the spring of 2024. In addition to this, I have been seeing clients under university and onsite supervision since spring of 2023.
Restricted Licensure
I am currently pursuing licensure as a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Arizona and am currently under the clinical supervision of Tallia Doyle, LCSW, also located in Arizona. Ms. Doyle can be reached at 480-251-5544.
Counseling Background
I have experience serving clients suffering from perinatal mood or anxiety disorders, teens, and men’s mental health issues. I also have worked with clients suffering from a variety of substance use disorders and have facilitated both psychoeducational and process group therapy sessions.
I offer both individual, couples, and group therapy sessions. I have an eclectic orientation and have offered utilized cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, existentialism, and narrative therapy. Bibliotherapy is also implemented on occasion, depending on the nature of the client’s concern.
Session Fees and Length of Service
Sessions are 45-50 minutes long. Individual sessions are $135 per clinical hour, couple sessions are $195 per clinical hour, and group sessions are $50 per clinical hour. Payment is rendered via a credit card and both Visa and Mastercard are accepted. Insurance is not currently accepted, but a superbill can be provided at the client’s request.
Use of Diagnosis
Some health insurance companies will reimburse clients for counseling services and some will not. In addition, most will require that a diagnosis of a mental-health condition and indicate that you must have an “illness” before they will agree to reimburse you. Some conditions for which people seek counseling do not qualify for reimbursement. If a qualifying diagnosis is appropriate in your case, I will inform you of the diagnosis before we submit the diagnosis to the health insurance company. Any diagnosis made will become part of your permanent insurance records.
Confidentiality
All of our communication becomes part of the clinical record, which is accessible to you upon request. I will keep confidential anything you say as part of our counseling relationship, with the following exceptions: (a) you direct me in writing to disclose information to someone else, (b) it is determined you are a danger to yourself or others (including child abuse, elder abuse, or the abuse of a dependent adult), or (c) I am ordered by a court to disclose information.
Complaints
Although clients are encouraged to discuss any concerns with me, you may file a complaint against me with the organization below should you feel I am in violation of any of these codes of ethics. I abide by the ACA Code of Ethics (http://www.counseling.org/Resources/aca-code-of-ethics.pdf).
Arizona State Board of Behavioral Health Examiners
1740 West Adams Street, #3600
Phoenix, AZ 85007
Phone: 602-542-1882
Fax: 602-364-0890
Acceptance of Terms
We agree to these terms and will abide by these guidelines.
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