Amy Eades-Fisher, MSW, LCSW
Executive Director/ Therapist
Amy has been a social worker for twelve years. After earning her Bachelor's Degree in Social Work in 1998 from Mountain State University, she worked with women and children who were HIV+ in Chiang Mai, Thailand. After returning to the United States, Amy worked as Case Manager at the First Step Domestic Violence Program and taught the Abuser Treatment Program. For three years, she served as Victim Advocate and SART Coordinator at Rape Crisis Center of Catawba County. In 2003, Amy was promoted to Executive Director. Amy achieved her MSW in December 2007 from UNC Chapel Hill with a concentration in Management & Community Practice. In her present position as Executive Director/Therapist, she is responsible for directing the day-to-day operations of the agency including accounting, grant writing, fundraising, administration, supervision of staff, as well as providing outpatient therapy. Amy works with adults, families, and children who have been sexually assaulted, raped, or abused as children. She utilizes both a client-centered and cognitive behavioral approach to therapy. She specializes in borderline personality disorders, adjustment disorders, bi-polar disorders, oppositional defiant disorder, domestic violence and sexual assault victims, grief, and depression.
She is a certified Victim Service Practitioner by the North Carolina Victim Assistance Network (NCVAN). She was a board member of the Children's Advocacy Center for 4 years. Amy was a finalist for the Young Adult Leadership Award for 2004 for the North Carolina Women's Forum. Amy is a member of 2007-2008 Leadership Catawba with the Chamber of Commerce and served on their advisory board for 2 years. In 2010 she was awarded a Sabbatical by the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation. She is married to Keith Fisher and they are raising their daughter Karissa. Amy believes in speaking out against injustices and is passionate about helping others. |