The healing you've been looking for, lies beneath the surface.
Trauma, Anxiety and PTSD Therapy in Glendale & Phoenix, Arizona, and Minnesota
Depth-oriented therapy that goes beyond coping strategies. Helping you understand what’s been driving your struggle so you can heal at the source and create meaningful, lasting change.
Amy Bednarski, MA, LPC | Certified EMDR Therapist
The anxiety, the self doubt, the exhaustion — it didn’t start overnight.
You’re carrying more than you were meant to.
You’re exhausted from trying so hard to hold it all together; at work, at home, in your relationships, while quietly falling apart on the inside.
Your mind never stops. You replay conversations, anticipate worst-case scenarios, and overthink everything. You’re the person everyone leans on, but when it comes to your own needs, you push them aside. Asking for help feels like weakness. Being vulnerable feels terrifying. So you keep going — because that’s what you’ve always done.
Maybe you’ve tried therapy before. It was fine. It felt good to talk. But nothing really changed.
You’re still stuck in the same patterns, still carrying the same weight, still wondering why your body won’t relax even when your brain knows you’re safe.
You might numb out, shut down, or disappear inside yourself when things feel like too much. And underneath all of it, there’s this quiet, persistent feeling that something is wrong with you.
You deserve someone who can help you understand what’s happening inside and find healing — because these feelings don’t define you—or mean you’re broken.
What if things could actually
feel different?
Not just “manageable.”
Not just “getting by.” But genuinely lighter. Freer. More like you.
Hi, I'm Amy
I'm a Licensed Professional Counselor (MA, LPC) and Certified EMDR Therapist with over 20 years of experience — but more than that, I'm someone who knows what it feels like to struggle in silence.
My own journey through depression and anxiety is what led me to this work. I know what it feels like to carry quiet pain that no one around you sees — and I know how transformative it is when you finally get the right support.
I'm not the therapist who just nods along. I help you see the patterns you can't see on your own, notice what's happening beneath the words, and walk with you into the places that feel too scary to go alone.
My clients tell me they feel seen in a way they haven't before — that there's a safety in our sessions that lets them finally let the walls down.
And that's where the real healing begins.
Healing that goes deeper than talk therapy
I use evidence-based, neuroscience-informed approaches — including EMDR, IFS, and Deep Brain Reorienting (DBR) — that work with your brain and nervous system, not just your thoughts. Because lasting change doesn't come from learning to cope better. It comes from healing what's been driving the pain all along.
If you're looking for someone to just listen and offer coping strategies, I'm probably not the right fit. But if you're ready to go deeper — I'm here for that.
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Trauma & PTSD Therapy
Trauma doesn’t always look like a single, dramatic event. Sometimes it’s years of smaller wounds — things that were said, things that weren’t, moments where you learned the world wasn’t safe. If your past is still showing up in your present — through anxiety, numbness, hypervigilance, or a deep sense that something is wrong with you — trauma therapy can help you finally process what your nervous system has been holding onto.
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Social Anxiety and Anxiety Therapy
The overthinking. The constant self-monitoring. The endless replaying of moments you wish you’d handled differently. Anxiety isn’t just “worrying too much” — it’s your nervous system stuck in a pattern of protection. Together, we’ll get to the root of why your system learned to be on high alert, so you can start to feel safer — in your body, in your relationships, and in the world.
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Parents of Autistic & Neurodivergent Children
You love your child fiercely. And you’re also exhausted in ways most people don’t understand. The constant advocacy, the worry, the grief for milestones that may never come, the loneliness of a journey that no one around you quite gets. As a mother of an autistic child myself, I don’t just understand this professionally — I live it. This a space where you can set down the weight you carry, drop the mask, and finally give yourself the care you have always deserved.
Serving Clients in Glendale, Phoenix, and Peoria AZ. Online Therapy For Arizona and Minnesota Residents.
How I can Help:
Maybe you’re not even sure therapy is the right step. Maybe you’ve been sitting on this for a while.
That’s okay.
Starting is the hardest part — and you're already here.
Let’s start with a conversation.
Complete this form to schedule a free 15-minute consultation. No commitment — just a conversation to see if we’re the right fit.
