Amy Anderson, LCSW

Amy Anderson, LCSW I offer services in person in San Diego, CA and telehealth for California & PA.

Licensed Clinical Social Worker trauma therapist who specializes with working with couples who have experienced trauma, anxiety, ADHD/OCD/CPTSD, and/or professional burnout.

Checking in as we close out December! ❄️Wherever you find yourself this week, know this: you don’t need to be productive...
12/26/2025

Checking in as we close out December! ❄️

Wherever you find yourself this week, know this: you don’t need to be productive, cheerful or “reflective” to be doing enough. Sometimes surviving this season is the work.

You’re allowed to feel feel and conflicted. Tender and tired. Grateful an grieving.

If you want to share, drop a word or emoji below to check in ❄️🤍

Holidays are everything, and even a little more or less for those blending families and traditions today. If that’s you ...
12/25/2025

Holidays are everything, and even a little more or less for those blending families and traditions today. If that’s you or someone you love, check out my blogpost on Blending Families During the Holidays: Tips for High Achieving Step-Parents in San Diego, CA (Link in Bio)

Affairs hurt in different ways and every relationships repair process is unique. This weeks blog post takes an honest lo...
12/25/2025

Affairs hurt in different ways and every relationships repair process is unique. This weeks blog post takes an honest look at why affairs happen in relationships where both partners are juggling big responsibilities, demanding careers and unresolved trauma history.

Click the link in my bio to read to the full blog!

couples therapy | couples therapist | affair recovery | San Diego, CA

During the holidays, so many of us wear masks that no one can see.✨ The “I’m fine” mask, when we’re actually overwhelmed...
12/22/2025

During the holidays, so many of us wear masks that no one can see.

✨ The “I’m fine” mask, when we’re actually overwhelmed.
✨ The “cheerful host” mask, even when grief is sitting at the table.
✨ The “easygoing guest” mask, though we’re counting down until it’s over.

Sometimes masking is a protective response, a survival skill we’ve used for years. Especially for those who are neurodivergent, trauma survivors, or navigating family systems where it hasn’t always felt safe to be fully seen.

You don’t have to be the most joyful person in the room. You just have to be you and that’s always been enough!

Happy Holidays!!❤️ Wishing you warmth, permission to rest and the kind of connection that feels safe. I’m here to suppor...
12/19/2025

Happy Holidays!!❤️

Wishing you warmth, permission to rest and the kind of connection that feels safe.

I’m here to support you this season and beyond. Reach out to me if you’re ready to start or reconnect with care that sees all of you 🎄

When there’s trauma in the past, safety in the present doesn’t always feel safe. In this blog post, I talk about unheral...
12/17/2025

When there’s trauma in the past, safety in the present doesn’t always feel safe.

In this blog post, I talk about unheralded trauma impacts intimacy, trust and emotional safety in relationships.

Whether you’re the survivor or the partner trying to understand, healing is possible. Tap the link in bio to read the full blog!

This season, I’ve been reminding both my clients, and myself, of a few grounding truths.- Sensory overload is real and o...
12/15/2025

This season, I’ve been reminding both my clients, and myself, of a few grounding truths.

- Sensory overload is real and often overlooked, especially for my neurodivergent clients or those navigating burnout.
- You don’t need a “perfect” anything, just a few real moments where connections feels genuine and you can breathe.
- And if grief feels a little louder right no, connection has a way of bringing old emotions to the surface, even in joyful spaces.

✨ If you’re holding a lot, trauma, caregiving, burnout, neurodivergence, grief, therapy can be a space to soften what feels sharp and name what feels heavy.

🤍 I offer trauma-informed therapy in San Diego, CA for individuals and couples

For many navigating trauma healing, burnout, neurodivergence or complex family dynamics, the inner child often feels esp...
12/13/2025

For many navigating trauma healing, burnout, neurodivergence or complex family dynamics, the inner child often feels especially loud right now.

That part of you that learned to be small, to over-function, to earn love by anticipating everyone else’s needs…may need a little extra care.

These affirmations are healing truths and gentle reminders for your inner child. Save this post for when you need a reminder. 🤍

Burnout. Perfectionism. Pressure to perform, at work and at home.This week’s blog explores what happens when high-achiev...
12/10/2025

Burnout. Perfectionism. Pressure to perform, at work and at home.

This week’s blog explores what happens when high-achieving couples start to feel disconnected, overwhelmed, or emotionally numb... and what couples therapy can do to help.

When the stress of long hours, unspoken expectations, and emotional exhaustion spills over into your relationship, it doesn’t mean your relationship is failing, it means you’re human. ✨

In this post, I talk about:
- How work stress and perfectionism impact connection
- Why burnout can shut down intimacy and communication
- What high-achieving couples can actually do to reconnect
- The best therapy approaches (EFT, Gottman, IFS, ACT) to rebuild safety and spark

If you and your partner are successful on paper but silently struggling at home, you’re not alone — and there is a better way forward.

Gift-giving can feel like a full-time executive functioning task. The pressure to pick the perfect present, stay on top ...
12/09/2025

Gift-giving can feel like a full-time executive functioning task.

The pressure to pick the perfect present, stay on top of budgets, manage sensory overload in stores, and show up for multiple Secret Santas or White Elephants can be completely overwhelming.

You are not difficult for finding this hard.

Gift anxiety doesn’t make you unkind or ungrateful; it makes you aware, sensitive, and deeply thoughtful. And sometimes? That thoughtfulness gets tangled in perfectionism or shutdown.

This season, here’s your reminder:
💝 Thoughtful doesn’t have to mean expensive
💝 You don’t have to participate in every gift exchange
💝 A simple, heartfelt gesture is enough

You deserve grace. You deserve rest. And you deserve support navigating these moments.

If you're seeking trauma-informed or neurodivergent-affirming therapy in California or Pennsylvania, I offer a warm place to land.

When life gets full, and let’s be honest, it always does this time of year, connection can quietly slip to the bottom o...
12/05/2025

When life gets full, and let’s be honest, it always does this time of year, connection can quietly slip to the bottom of the list.

But deep, secure relationships are built in the small moments.

💛 A quick hand squeeze during errands
💬 A 30-second check-in before bed
☕ Making coffee for your partner without being asked
🎶 Sharing a song that makes you think of them

These gestures might seem tiny, but they remind your nervous system: we’re still in this together.

If you and your partner are craving deeper connection during a busy season, trauma-informed couples therapy can help you slow down, attune to each other’s needs, and build meaningful rituals of closeness, even when life is chaotic.

I offer couples therapy in San Diego, CA and virtually across California & Pennsylvania, with a focus on attachment, emotional safety, and sustainable intimacy.

Let’s work together to rebuild connection that lasts.

ADHD in relationships doesn’t mean you’re doomed. It means your nervous system, your communication, and your connection ...
12/03/2025

ADHD in relationships doesn’t mean you’re doomed. It means your nervous system, your communication, and your connection might need more support, not more shame.

In this week’s blog, I’m breaking down how ADHD symptoms, like emotional dysregulation, executive dysfunction, or attention challenges, can quietly impact intimacy, trust, and day-to-day functioning in partnerships.

As a trauma-informed couples therapist in San Diego, CA, I work with neurodiverse couples every week who are navigating the emotional burnout, communication breakdowns, and intimacy struggles that often come with ADHD.

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2525 Camino Del Rio S
San Diego, CA
92108

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Hello and thank you for checking out my page! I’m excited to offer clinical counseling services aimed to help you reduce distress surrounding life transitions (divorce/separation, relocation, new job or career path, new relationship, generational changes, etc.), anxiety, depression, substance abuse, relationship turbulence, and preparing and planning for healthier future life changes. I use Solution Focused, Strength Based, Trauma Informed therapeutic approaches that are also rooted in Positive Psychology and Cognitive Behavioral frameworks to help my clients achieve the life satisfaction they are looking for.

I offer these services in Central San Diego in Mission Valley on Tuesdays on a part time basis. I also offer Clinical Supervision for new and aspiring therapists who are pursing licensure in the state of California. I offer a weekly clinical supervision group as well as individual supervision appointments. Please feel free to give me a call or message me here if you have any further questions or would like to schedule a session!