"A safe, supportive space for healing and growth."
Serving children, adolescents, young adults, and families in the Saratoga Springs area. Over a decade of experience in trauma-informed, strengths-based care.
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Amy Daugherty is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor with Diagnostic Privileges (LMHC-D) and holds an Educational Doctorate from Capella University. With over ten years of experience across school-based, outpatient, and community settings, she brings a warm, collaborative approach to every therapeutic relationship.
Her clinical experience spans individual and family therapy in school-based and outpatient settings at Saratoga Center for the Family, clinical supervision of transitional-age youth programs at Youth Villages, and substance use recovery counseling at St. Peter's Addiction Recovery Center.
Earlier in her career, Amy provided intensive home-based services for children and families with complex emotional and behavioral needs, coordinating care across schools, courts, medical providers, and community partners to deliver wraparound support.
Amy earned her Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling from the University at Albany, where she also published research on counseling clients with disabilities. She is deeply committed to evidence-based, developmentally attuned care that honors each client's strengths and unique story.
Amy offers individual and family therapy for clients across the lifespan, with particular depth working with children, adolescents, and young adults navigating complex emotional, behavioral, and developmental challenges.
Developmental, emotional, and behavioral support tailored to where a young person is in their growth — in partnership with families and schools.
Strengthening family systems through communication, structure, and collaborative strategies that support every member of the household.
A gentle, evidence-based approach to processing trauma — recognizing how past experiences shape present responses and building pathways to safety.
Support for young adults navigating school transitions, independent living, foster care exits, and the challenges of building adult identity.
Cognitive-behavioral and skills-based tools to manage anxiety, stress, and emotional dysregulation across ages and contexts.
Individual counseling grounded in relapse prevention, family systems work, and recovery-oriented skill-building for adults in recovery.
Every person carries resilience. Therapy begins with identifying and building on existing strengths rather than focusing solely on deficits or diagnoses.
Recognizing the widespread impact of trauma and integrating principles of safety, trustworthiness, choice, and collaboration into every session.
Meeting clients where they are — developmentally, emotionally, and culturally — with play-based and expressive modalities for younger clients.
Drawing on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), trauma-focused approaches, and other validated modalities to guide effective, goal-oriented treatment.
Working closely with families, schools, and community providers to build consistent, wraparound support that extends beyond the therapy room.
Committed to creating an inclusive, nonjudgmental space that honors each client's identity, background, and lived experience.
Reaching out for support is an act of courage. Amy welcomes inquiries from prospective clients, families, and referral partners. Please don't hesitate to call or email — she looks forward to connecting with you.
Amy is based in the Saratoga Springs area and is currently accepting new clients for private practice.
If you are experiencing a mental health emergency, please call 988 (Suicide & Crisis Lifeline) or go to your nearest emergency room.