Amelia Giller, MA, LCMCH
Amelia is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor for Central Psych Charlotte in the state of North Carolina. She is a graduate of the Master of Arts of Christian Counseling Program at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Charlotte. She earned her Bachelor’s in Psychology with a Minor in Spanish from Clemson University. She chose to pursue a career in counseling because she wants to give others a safe place to be heard and known. She has always had a love for people and a desire to help others find clarity about their emotions, patterns of behavior, and defneses. . She believes the counseling relationship has the power to create lasting change. Amelia appreciates an insight-oriented approach to counseling. This approach seeks to help individuals understand some of our underlying motivations concerning why we “act” the way we do. The counseling modalities she uses are Psychodynamic therapy, Emotion- Focused Therapy, and Attachment theory. Amelia also incorporates yoga and mindfulness into her practice for clients who enjoy those practices. She collaborates with adult individuals and couples to grow in understanding themselves and who they are in relationships.
Experience:
- Master of Arts in Christian Counseling, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary-Charlotte
- Bachelor of Arts in Psychology, Clemson University
- RYT-Certified 200-hour yoga teacher training
- Extensive experience counseling teens, adults and couples through clinical internships at Southeast Psych
- Certified Facilitator for Prepare and Enrich
Specialties:
- Anxiety
- Attachments
- Grief & Loss
- Identity & Growth
- Life Transitions
- Parenting
- Relationships & boundaires
- Spiritual/Faith Integration
- Trauma