My name is Amanda and I am a Licensed Mental Health Counselor. I have over a decade of experience in mental health counseling, as well as crisis intervention, group therapy, and various intensive mental health treatment settings. I specialize in empowering individuals struggling with depression, anxiety, relationship difficulties, and past trauma. I believe that coping skills such as mindfulness can help increase our overall awareness and help us to utilize other skills more effectively.
My counseling style is warm, nonjudgemental, and direct. My main therapeutic approach includes Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy, Feminist Counseling Techniques, and Existential Therapy techniques. I will tailor my approach and our sessions to meet your needs.
It takes courage to reach out for help and to take the first step toward change, I look forward to walking with you on this journey.
Additional areas of focus: Addictions, LGBT, Family conflicts, Trauma and abuse, Grief, Intimacy-related issues, Parenting issues, Anger management, Bipolar disorder, Compassion fatigue, Attachment issues, BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture, Blended family issues, Body image, Codependency, Commitment issues, Communication problems, Control issues, Dissociation, Drug and alcohol addiction, Emptiness, Family of origin issues, Family problems, Forgiveness, Gender dysphoria, Guilt and shame, Impulsivity, Infidelity, Isolation / loneliness, Jealousy, Life purpose, Men's issues, Money and financial issues, Mood disorders, Multicultural concerns, Panic disorder and panic attacks, Personality disorders, Postpartum depression, Post-traumatic stress, Pregnancy and childbirth, Prejudice and discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), Self-harm, Self-love, Sexual assault and abuse, Sexual dysfunction, Sexuality, Women's issues, Workplace issues, Young adult issues
Clinical approaches: Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Existential Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Trauma-Focused Therapy
MA LMHC 8975
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Amanda has been extremely helpful with the sessions she and I have had. She gives great insight, shows great patience, and is able to make me think deeply about my jumbled rambling.
I'd highly suggest anyone give Amanda a chance to help you through the noise in your life or even uncover a few insights that you can't quite put words to. She has been a great partner to me about my stress and life changes.
Written on Aug 02, 2021 after therapy with Amanda for 5 months on issues concerning career difficulties, coping with life changes, and coaching
Amanda was the first counselor to acknowledge when I was "on" in our sessions. As someone who has been in and out of counseling since I was about 6 or 7 (and the family comedian since I was 4), I can tell, fairly quickly, when/ if someone is going to guide me to grow or refine my comedic abilities to use later. Amanda asks questions and challenges my line of thinking in a way that I have never experienced before, which, in turn, helps me in my day-to-day life. I appreciate her direct way of speaking to me, yes as my counselor, but also as the rational friend who can ground me when I am giving into my more impulsive or "ineffective" behaviors. I talk a lot. Some would say "too much,"(an ADHD blessing and curse) I appreciate that Amanda gives me the room to, at times, answer my own questions or close the circle on a thought that I've been ruminating over. All the while, redirecting my line of thinking when I need it, because ya girl can go off on some tangents. She helped me navigate one of the worst best years of my life, helped me prioritize myself, inspired me to write more, and understood me on a deeper level than a lot of other counselors I have known. I am so thankful for Better Help, and Amanda. I can not say thank you enough.
Written on Jun 28, 2021 after therapy with Amanda for 1 year and 2 months on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, eating disorders, self esteem, coping with life changes, coaching, and adhd
Amanda has helped me so much. She helps me process my anxious thoughts and find ways to think about things differently. I have noticed improvements in my life and I have to thank Amanda for all her help.
Written on Oct 15, 2020 after therapy with Amanda for 5 months on issues concerning stress, anxiety, and relationship issues
Amanda is easy to talk to and asks the right questions to prompt thoughtful reflection.
Written on May 22, 2020 after therapy with Amanda for 3 weeks on issues concerning depression, stress, anxiety, relationship issues, intimacy-related issues, sleeping disorders, parenting issues, self esteem, anger management, and adhd