Andrew Amick LMFT

My style of therapy is unique - I blend and pull from many modalities, not wedded to any particular single one. Thus, sessions look unique for every single person I meet, and the arc of therapy is usually one of expanded self-awareness, self-acceptance, self-compassion, and a greater understanding in general of why and how we do what we do. Because I am not a "blank slate" therapist, sessions are usually engaging, dynamic, and straight-to-the-point. I don't enjoy wasting anyone's time skirting around issues, and clients often enjoy my humanistic and no-bullshit way of connecting with them and getting to the heart of their concerns. I am light-hearted but grounded, intellectual yet emotionally validating, and perceptive - qualities that tend to make therapy with me unlike therapy with other more "clinical" clinicians.

In textbooks terms, my approach is considered integrative: I blend aspects of Gestalt, psychodynamic, and psychoanalytic therapy in a way that suits your needs. In less clinical terms, my approach is direct, insight-oriented, and holistic. I help people understand how their past impacts their present, how to cope and thrive in the present, and how to move towards a more desired future. I move as quickly as you're ready to, and I entrust you to be the driver most of the time, with me as a guide to help illuminate your blindspots, challenge any default misconceptions, and ultimately train you to become your own guide in due time.

• California, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, 154904

I've an eclectic history of progressive social activism, harm reduction advocacy and outreach, freelance photography, and corporate administration. I've acquired through my experience an array of tools that provides me a very human, practical, and visionary way of connecting with people and understanding their perspective in a way that feels compassionate, direct, and genuinely curious.