Amy Shohet
Director of Early Childhood Mental Health Services
Amy is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 30 years of experience supporting children, families, couples, and individuals through life transitions, trauma, and healing. She specializes in early childhood mental health and believes deeply that connection is the foundation for meaningful and lasting change.
As One Life Counseling’s Director of Early Childhood Mental Health Services, Amy oversees programs designed to support the emotional well-being of young children and their caregivers. She is a Certified Synergetic Play Therapist, a Zero to Three Certified Trainer in The Growing Brain, and is currently partnering with UCSF to train a cohort of 15 therapists in Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP). Her clinical specialties include CPP, Synergetic Play Therapy, Brainspotting, the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT), Family Therapy, Couples Counseling and Relationship Therapy.
Amy works closely with children and families to navigate trauma, overcome anxiety, strengthen relationships, and build emotional resilience. She incorporates play-based modalities, neurobiologically informed frameworks, and caregiver–child relational work to help young children feel safe, understood, and connected. Her passion for early childhood guides her approach in supporting both children and the adults who care for them.
Originally from the East Coast, Amy holds a Master’s in Social Work from Columbia University and a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology and Education from Mount Holyoke College. Her professional background spans hospitals, schools (where she served as a certified teacher), legal settings, community agencies, and higher education—having worked in admissions at the Stanford University Graduate School of Business.
In addition to her clinical work, Amy is an experienced supervisor who enjoys mentoring new therapists and supporting their professional growth.
Outside of her professional life, Amy is an accomplished marathon runner, an active community volunteer, and enjoys spending time with her family and her dog, Jeter.
