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Amelie Zichy-Thyssen, ACMHC

Therapist

Amelie Zichy-Thyssen is a bilingual and highly skilled therapist passionate about helping individuals heal and thrive. She specializes in working with trauma and mental health challenges such as major depression, severe anxiety, self-harm, and suicide ideation. She integrates existential and Gestalt therapy approaches into her practice and is skilled in evidence-based techniques, including EMDR, to help clients navigate their emotional experiences and build resilience.

Amelie’s passion for creating a safe and validating therapeutic space stems from her professional experience as well as her perspective as a parent of teenagers. She is dedicated to fostering meaningful growth for her clients through individualized care and collaboration.

Amelie holds a BS in Public Health Science from UC Irvine, where she was a Regents Scholar, and an MA in Clinical Psychology from Pepperdine University, graduating with high distinction. Amelie is licensed as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor (ACMHC) in Utah and as a Marriage and Family Therapist (MFT) and a Professional Clinical Counselor (PCC) in California.

Outside of her professional life, Amelie enjoys horseback riding, running, weight training, and spending time with her family and dogs.

Location: Midvale

Patient Types: Children/Adolescents, Teens, Adults

Languages Spoken: English, Spanish

Specialties & Expertise

  • ADHD

  • Anxiety

  • Career Counseling

  • Depression

  • Eating Disorders

  • Family Conflict

  • Life Coaching

  • Life Transitions

  • Parenting

  • Self Esteem

  • Self-Harming

  • Sexual Abuse

  • Stress

  • Suicidal Ideation

  • Transgender

  • Trauma and PTSD

  • Women's Issues

Treatment Approach

  • Coaching

  • EMDR

  • Existential

  • Experiential Therapy

  • Family Systems

  • Gestalt

  • Person-Centered

  • Strength-Based

  • Trauma Focused