About Me
Amy Davis, Psy.D.
I am a licensed clinical psychologist. My bachelor’s degree is in Health Psychology from Bastyr University, and I received my Psychology Doctorate (Psy.D.) from Antioch University Seattle. In addition to the regular course of study in clinical psychology, I completed two concentrated areas of training in Existential/Humanistic and Child & Family Systems. I have special expertise and interest in exploring the meaning and reasons behind anxiety and what we call psychosis. I also have extensive experience working with those undergoing chronic or life-threatening illness, and I did my doctoral internship at
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Cancer Lifeline providing therapeutic support to cancer survivors and their families. I have a special interest in working with the emotional needs of gifted children and adults, and with gender and sexual minorities.
My primary theoretical orientation is existential. What that means is that I see myself as a guide and fellow traveler along with you, rather than as the expert on your life or experience. I believe that we are all concerned in some way with having meaning in our lives, relationships, and our work, and deeply invested in making more satisfying choices. In my own experience, it is the relationship between us that will enable you to examine your own life and your own choices from a place of safety and support, and ultimately to heal. As such, I see people holistically, not as any presenting problem or diagnosis, and I will be paying keen attention to your words, emotions, body language, posture, energy, and how our relationship unfolds together. I see many similarities between therapy and spiritual journey, whether it presents like a Hero’s Journey or the Dark Night of the Soul. Our minds, bodies, and spirits are intrinsically linked, and all are important and welcome in our work together.
I am fascinated by complex ethical dilemmas in psychology, and have co-written a textbook on that subject recently published by SAGE. View the book description here