Amy Hunter

Expertise working with clients with a history of developmental trauma. DBT, DBTP, and psychotherapy are used to treat trauma reactions.

27 years experience, working with children and adolescents, who experience, depression, anxiety, self harm, and suicidal ideation

27 years experience, working with children, diagnosed with reactive attachment disorder.

I recently completed a two-year psychodynamic psychotherapy program through the Western New England Psychoanalytic Institute in New Haven, Connecticut. I use psychodynamic psychotherapy in conjunction with DBT

I am intensively trained in DBT and DBT-PE. I have been using DBT for 27 years and I have been using DBT- PE for five years. I am also intensively trained in brain spotting. DBT is wonderful treatment to help regulate emotions and decrease self harm. DBT-PE is an evidence-based treatment used to treat PTSD.

I am intensively trained in brain spotting, which is used in conjunction with other treatments to treat PTSD

I utilize DBT, an evidence based treatment used to treat emotion dysregulation, suicidal ideation, and self-harm. Clients have significantly decreased, suicidal ideation, and self-harm by increasing skills in four core areas. Diary card mechanics and phone coaching are utilized as part of treatment modality.

27 years experience treating intergenerational trauma, specifically physical and sexual abuse. I spent 18 years working with children and families in residential treatment facilities who presented with intergenerational trauma. I utilize a similar curriculum in my practice.

I utilize DBT and prolonged exposure to treat PTSD. Clients begin treatment on a DBT skills training track. Once clients have acquired, internalized, and generalized skills to other settings, they move on to prolonged exposure to address PTSD.