Amy McKinney, WY Psychologist

Wyoming · 10 years in practice

Amy McKinney is a clinical psychologist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and addictions.

License and registration

Psychologist, Wyoming: 607 · expires June 2026
NPI: 1396991261 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 10
Languages: English

Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.

About Amy

Amy McKinney is a clinical psychologist who helps people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, and addictions. She also supports concerns like sleep trouble, depression, self-esteem, anger, and issues around intimacy and relationships. Amy works with people who are navigating major life changes, parenting strain, career questions, or challenges tied to ADHD and mood disorders.

She uses conversational, direct work to help people feel steadier and more capable. Amy draws from a mix of practical approaches in sessions.

Background and approach

She often uses eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) alongside cognitive-behavioral tools to address distressing memories and unhelpful thought patterns. She also brings acceptance and commitment ideas to help people notice what matters and take workable steps toward it. Her style is warm and down-to-earth.

Sessions are focused on real problems and small, achievable changes. Amy encourages honest talk, active skills practice, and checking in on what is and isn’t helping between meetings. Amy trained early in her career treating service members, and that experience shaped how she thinks about trauma and recovery.

Over the past 10 years she has continued to work with a broad range of concerns and life situations in Wyoming. She holds the credential WY Psychologist 607 and conducts work in English. People access her through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging when that format fits their needs.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Amy lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Trauma and abuse
Sleeping disorders
Depression
LGBT
Relationship issues
Family conflicts
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Career difficulties
Bipolar disorder
Coping with life changes
Coaching
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Adoption and foster care
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Communication problems
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
First responder issues
Guilt and shame
HIV / AIDS
Life purpose
Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Mood disorders
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Phobias
Postpartum depression
Post-traumatic stress
Self-harm
Self-love
Smoking / vaping cessation
Social anxiety and phobia
Traumatic brain injury
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Amy names

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Online support

How EMDR, CBT, and ACT work online

Amy uses a few complementary approaches that translate well to online care. Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, or EMDR, helps reduce the intensity of distressing memories by guiding focused attention while processing the memory. It is often used for trauma and overwhelming events. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with behavioral changes to reduce anxiety and low mood. Acceptance and commitment therapy, or ACT, helps people clarify values and take committed steps toward them while learning to ride out difficult thoughts and feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Amy will collaborate with each person to identify which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she adjusts plans as progress and needs change. The process is interactive and tailored rather than one-size-fits-all.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video works well for deeper processing and skills teaching. Phone can be easier when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow quick touch-ins, notes, or ongoing coaching between longer meetings. These options help people fit therapy into busy schedules and different daily routines.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does she commonly help with?

Amy supports people coping with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, sleep problems, addictions, grief, and a wide range of relationship and life-transition issues.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her approach is warm, direct, and practical. Sessions focus on clear goals, skill practice, and honest conversation about what is working.

What kind of background does she have?

She began her career treating soldiers in the military and has about 10 years of clinical experience working with trauma and related concerns.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She holds the credential WY Psychologist 607 and practices in Wyoming.

Which languages are supported and can international clients join?

Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what suits the person.

How is cost handled for sessions?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

What are the first steps to begin working together?

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