Amy McCabe Heibel
Licensed Clinical Social Worker, California 138338
I am committed to supporting the well-being of people and their communities. Post-traumatic resilience is my main area of ongoing learning and practice, and I blend several trauma-informed methodologies to speed recovery from abuse, asssault, and complex grief and to help people restore a sense of safety and self-determination. I am trained and certified in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Seeking Safety, and Solution-Focused Brief Therapy, and I practice EMDR as I continue to pursue certification under supervision. I care deeply about the health effects of poverty, and the self-actualization of young people and those overcoming oppression. I am a foster/adoptive parent in a biracial family; my work is informed by my lived experience as well as my education.
I earned my MSW at USC Suzanne Dworak Peck School of Social Work in the Department of Children, Youth and Family. I work as an outpatient therapist at Penny Lane Centers, and serve on-call with the Unarmed Mental Health Crisis Response Team for the City of Los Angeles. I have also helped to promote legislation to improve foster care in California and continue to advocate for systems-involved young people.