Licensed in Rhode Island, Massachusetts, California & Florida Consultant, Guest Lecturer, Author, Entrepreneur
Amy Moreira, LMHC is a licensed Mental Health Counselor that specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. She is culturally competent, fluent in Portuguese and Spanish languages. She has earned a Master's Degree in Clinical Psychology at the top of her class with a 4.0 GPA and Master's thesis on Reactive Attachment Disorder. She has served on the Rhode Island Department of Health Board of Mental Health Counselors and Marriage and Family Therapists since 2018 and as the elected Chairperson since November 2023. She has been invited as a repeat guest lecturer in 2022 and 2023 for Rhode Island College's Marriage and Family Therapy master's level course. She has been featured as an expert source on a variety of online magazines including Best Life, Thriveworks, GenoMind, Bustle, and more that are available for viewing on the Media tab. She has authored Self Love & EmpowHERment workbook available for purchase on Amazon.
Her primary therapeutic interests include individuals and couple's with anxiety, depression, relationship, conflict, and stress management. Many have improved their mental health and enjoyed the warmth, humor, and clinical skills that Amy brings to her therapeutic interventions, consultations, and speaking events. Amy has a special interest in groups, volunteering, t-shirt design for campaign fundraisers, and videography.
Amy has a highly skilled mental health background in a variety of settings prior to private practice. This includes providing emergency services evaluations, correctional psychiatric evaluations, and immigration evaluations. She has provided individual and group counseling in academic, community, and correctional settings. She has instructed suicide awareness and prevention trainings to correctional staff in Massachusetts. She was previously employed as the Assistant Intake Supervisor for the mental health clinic in a court setting in Rhode Island. She also has a strong history of volunteerism, in which she received award recognition for providing volunteer individual and group counseling services in an under-served community in Rhode Island. Reach out today to find out Amy can help YOU.