Hello, I'm Amy Gould, LPCC-S, founder of Deep Heart's Core.

 

I became a counselor because I have always liked being there for people, in the milestones they celebrate and in the grief and hard stretches they would rather not be going through alone. I earned my master's degree at John Carroll University, where "learn, lead, and serve" is more than a motto, and the call to be for and with others stayed with me. It is still the reason I do this work.

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Once I began practicing, I found that couples work drew me in. Understanding what happens between people turned out to be one of my strengths, and it was something I could use to help. Over the years I have worked with adults, teens, some children, and veterans, and I have run groups, including a marriage group. That is where I discovered how well an emotion-focused model works with couples. It gets underneath the argument that keeps repeating to the why of it, and its structure gives couples enough footing to go into the deeper concerns rather than around them. I especially enjoy helping partners rebuild trust, heal after an affair, and understand the motivations beneath how they treat each other.

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With individuals, the work is depth-oriented. We look at what is happening now and where it comes from, including how you learned to attach to the people who raised you and what you had to become to get through. Most patterns are the surface of something older, and the work is about understanding that, feeling it, and letting it change. I am also certified in clinical hypnosis as an Approved Consultant with the American Society of Clinical Hypnosis, and I use it when it fits. I started my private practice years ago, and Deep Heart's Core is the deeper concept that grew out of it: a place for all of the work I have done to come together, and for the work that goes beneath the problem you came in with.