Therapy for adults in Nashville, TN, also serving Tennessee and Illinois via teletherapy.
Grief doesn't come with a rulebook. But you don't have to figure it out alone.
You're holding it all together on the outside while grief, loss, or trauma quietly runs you into the ground.
People have moved on, but you haven't, and you're tired of hearing "stay strong" from people who don't get it.
You don't need a pep talk.…
You need someone who will sit with you in the hard stuff without flinching.
I’m so glad you’re here.
My name is Amy Gartner,
I'm a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Certified Brainspotter based in Nashville, and I've spent my career sitting across from people in some of the hardest moments of their lives.
I specialize in grief and loss, not just the death of someone you love, but all of the losses that leave us feeling untethered. Trauma, divorce, life transitions, chronic illness, caregiving.
I see all of it through the lens of grief, because that's what it is, even when no one calls it that.
I got into this work because I've lived it. I lost my son, and that experience shaped me in ways no training ever could. It made me a better listener, a more compassionate human, and someone who will never minimize what you're going through.
I consider it a genuine privilege when someone lets me into their life and I don't take that lightly.
Your healing, step-by-step
Step 1: Tell Me Your Story
We start with what matters most, you. I want to know what brought you here, what you're carrying, and what keeps you up at night. No worksheets, no intake interrogation. Just a real conversation where you feel heard from the first session.
Step 2: Build the Trust
Before we go deep, we build a foundation. I want you to feel safe enough to say the hard, honest, ugly-cry truth out loud and know that I'm not going anywhere. Clients tell me they feel comfortable quickly, and that's by design.
Step 3: Do the Work
Using a mix of talk therapy and Brainspotting, a brain-based approach that processes the stuff words alone can't always reach, we work through the grief, trauma, and stuck places at your pace. Some sessions you'll cry. Some you'll laugh. Sometimes you'll do both.
Step 4: Carry It Differently
You won't "get over it." That was never the goal. But you'll start sleeping again, breathing easier, and understanding how you actually deserve to be treated. You'll stop white-knuckling through the day and start living in it.
Supporting you through most of life's hardest moments
You showed up here.
That's the hard part.
Looking for a therapist when you're already running on empty takes courage, so trust what brought you here.
Reach out, and we'll figure the rest out together.
Take care of your precious self.
