Amanda Miller-Hodges, LMHC

About me

Are you struggling with anxiety, depression, a challenging relationship, loss of a sense of self, or overwhelming emotions that affect your day-to-day life? Do you often have the thought that there’s no light at the end of the tunnel or wonder that life could be better? Now more than ever people are feeling uncertain or overwhelmed about navigating difficult relationships, managing intense emotions, working through a loss or finding your purpose in life. I believe people can change & there is hope. Together we will work to change your negative thoughts & behaviors and create a better response to life’s difficult situations.

I am a certified Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) therapist using mindfulness, emotion regulation, interpersonal skills, & distress tolerance to help you manage your life. I'm a certified Grief Informed Professional counselor (CGP) offering you emotional support & facilitating the healing process developing coping mechanisms & find meaning in the pain.
Helping you to build your life worth living is my goal. Call me today for a free consultation and take the first step to building the life you want.

*SPECIALTY AREAS:
I have worked with a wide array of populations including adolescents, adults, and geriatrics in many settings: individual, family, couple, group. I have over 15 years of experience working with issues such as: anxiety, panic disorder, PTSD, self-harm behaviors, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, grieving, abuse victims, personality disorders, addictions both physical and psychological.

*Also experienced in:
Facilitating: Intensive Outpatient (IOP) outpatient skills training group using DBT.

*Clinical approaches: Eclectic approach based on your needs and responsiveness to therapy, i.e.:

Certified in Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
Certified Grief Informed Professional counselor (CGP)
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CPT) for PTSD
Client-Centered
Mindfulness and Motivational Interviewing.
Solution-Focused Therapy.

Professional experience

Additional areas of focus: Addictions, Relationship issues, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Intimacy-related issues, Eating disorders, Parenting issues, Anger management, Self esteem, ADHD, Abandonment, Adoption and foster care, Co-morbidity, Codependency, Communication problems, Dependent personality, Dissociation, Divorce and separation, Emptiness, Family problems, First responder issues, Impulsivity, Isolation / loneliness, Life purpose, Veteran and Armed Forces Issues, Mood disorders, Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Phobias, Post-traumatic stress, Self-harm, Self-love, Social anxiety and phobia, Women's issues, Young adult issues

Clinical approaches: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Solution-Focused Therapy

License information

FL LMHC MH20864

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