“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild & precious life?”

~ Mary Oliver

ABOUT AMY

It is both an honor and a privilege to be invited in to the private life of a teenage girl , particularly when the waters are rough.  I am forever grateful for these moments of tenderness and change.   

Amy Frisch, LCSW-R is a licensed psychotherapist who specializes in work with teenage girls through group work, retreats and psychotherapy services.  Amy has developed a dynamic, creative and unique private practice over the past 20 years and is committed to helping young women find their voice and aspire to meet their highest potential.  She is currently collaborating with local businesses in the development of a Young Leaders Program and is a Certified Trainer of the Gurian Institute (www.gurianinstitute.com) which provides brain-based, research-driven strategies to educators that improve the academic success and social emotional learning to students . Additionally, Amy is honored to serve on the Board of Directors for Girls on the Run (www.girlsontherunhv.org), an international empowerment program for young girls grade 3-5 & 6-8.

Amy received her MSW from Fordham University in 1994, and began her career working with terminally ill patients at Hudson Valley Hospice and assisted in the development of the bereavement program for children and adults. She then received her School Social Work Certification during her collaborative work in the Kingston City School District and Ulster County Dept. of Mental Health. Despite her clinical experience, education, post-graduate training, and remarkable mentors along the way, Amy holds the conviction that her own two teenagers will forever be her most powerful teachers.