Bowers, Amy PHD

At Amy Bowers, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, we believe that everyone deserves a chance to live a fulfilling life, free from the burdens of mental health concerns. Our mission is to provide a safe and supportive environment for our clients to explore their thoughts, emotions, and experiences, ultimately leading to personal growth and positive change.

Our Services

We offer a range of services designed to address a wide array of concerns, including but not limited to:

• Sexual orientation and LGBTQIA+ issues
• Gender-related issues, including gender identity and expression
• Multicultural issues, including racial, ethnic, and cultural identity and expression
• Mental health implications of systemic oppression, particularly related to sexual orientation, gender, and race and ethnicity
• Grief and loss
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Mindfulness and stress management
• Sex and sexuality
• Body image and eating disorders
• Perinatal and postpartum adjustment, anxiety, and depression
• Loss during pregnancy, particularly stillbirth
• Coping with health issues, illness, and medical treatment
• Trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder
• Relationship dynamics and conflicts
• Marital difficulties, separation, and divorce
• Parenting adjustments related to life transitions such as moving and aging
• Career development
• Spirituality questions of identity and purpose

Our Approach

At Amy Bowers, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, we believe that understanding and acknowledging our thoughts, emotions, and experiences is the first step towards positive change. Our approach is centered around increasing awareness, examining the role of current circumstances, environment, and past experiences in our difficulties, and developing effective coping skills and strategies for change.

Our Expertise

With over 20 years of clinical practice, Dr. Amy Bowers has honed her expertise in providing individual psychotherapy to adults, as well as clinical consultations and psychoeducational presentations. Dr. Bowers is licensed as a clinical psychologist in Virginia and is authorized to practice interjurisdictional telepsychology in participating jurisdictions.

Our Credentials

Dr. Amy Bowers holds a Ph. D. in counseling psychology from Penn State University and has been continuously licensed and practicing as a psychologist since 2002. She has worked in several university counseling centers, providing psychotherapy and other services to undergraduate and graduate students.

Our Philosophy

At Amy Bowers, PhD, Clinical Psychologist, we believe that everyone deserves a chance to live a fulfilling life, free from the burdens of mental health concerns. Our mission is to provide a safe and supportive environment for our clients to explore their thoughts, emotions, and experiences, ultimately leading to personal growth and positive change.