Amy Berman
For over 25 years, I've dedicated my career to helping people navigate some of life's most challenging moments—trauma, chronic illness, and the complex journey of healing. As a licensed Clinical Psychologist and National Register Health Service Psychologist, credentialed to practice telehealth under the authority of The Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact (PSYPACT), I've worked within major U.S. healthcare systems, specializing in evidence-based assessment and treatment for behavioral change and mental health conditions. I've had the privilege of training the next generation of clinicians and completed advanced specialty training as an EMDRIA EMDR therapy approved consultant and a Postpartum Support International certified perinatal mental health provider.
My path led me through clinical training at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the Portland VA Medical Center, where I discovered my passion for collaborative, interdisciplinary care. I completed a postdoctoral fellowship in PTSD at Baltimore VA, which launched my long-standing service with the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs as a PTSD and Substance Use Disorder Specialist. Along the way, I've had the privilege of training the next generation of clinicians and completed advanced specialty training as an EMDRIA EMDR therapy approved consultant and ASCH Clinical Hypnosis Practitioner.
But in 2020, everything changed. I found myself on the other side of the healthcare system when I survived catastrophic septic shock in the ICU and its aftermath. Suddenly, I wasn't the healthcare provider—I was the patient fighting for my life, and later, the person struggling to find my way back to a sense of wellness.
That experience opened my eyes in ways my professional training never could. While I'm deeply grateful for the medical team and technology that saved my life, I discovered firsthand what so many of my patients had tried to tell me: once you leave the hospital, there's often no clear roadmap to recovery. I felt alone, cycling between hope and despair, searching for guidance that simply wasn't there. I was constantly trying to bridge the gap between what happened in the doctor's office and the reality of my day-to-day life.
This personal journey through illness and recovery didn't diminish my professional expertise—it deepened it. It gave me a visceral understanding of what it means to feel lost in our healthcare system, to need not just medical treatment but genuine human connection and guidance toward healing.
That's exactly why I'm drawn to Healthy. Having stood on both sides of the healing process, I understand that true wellness isn't just about treating symptoms—it's about helping people reconnect with their values, their innate capacity to heal, and their path forward. Healthy represents the bridge I wished existed during my own recovery: a place where professional expertise meets genuine understanding, where people don't have to navigate their healing journey alone.
My combined professional and personal experience has taught me that healing happens in the connection between clinical knowledge and human compassion. At Healthy, I see the opportunity to offer both—to meet people exactly where they are and help guide them toward not just recovery, but genuine wellness and renewed purpose.
