- Compassionate listening
- Practical skills
- Life transitions
About Amanda
She works in a way that centers the person's experience. Conversations are shaped to fit what each person needs. Amanda uses a mix of talk and skills-based work that can include behavioral strategies and emotion-focused approaches.
Her background includes long experience helping people manage caregiver strain, chronic pain or illness, attachment concerns, and compassion fatigue. She also helps people sort through guilt, forgiveness, and questions about life purpose. That experience informs how she tailors support for daily coping and longer-term change.
Sessions are collaborative and practical. Amanda helps people set manageable steps, try new ways of handling stress, and strengthen relationships with themselves and others. She emphasizes building skills for real-life moments, not just conversation.
If someone is considering therapy, Amanda asks about current struggles and what goals feel most important. She then shapes the plan to match those goals and the person’s pace. This approach aims to empower people as they make changes and find more satisfying ways to live.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
30+ years
Credentials
Michigan
Languages
English
How Amanda’s Approaches Work Online
Amanda draws on client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy to guide online sessions. Client-centered therapy means the conversation follows the person’s concerns and preferences, with the therapist listening closely and reflecting what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on noticing unhelpful thoughts and testing small changes in behavior to reduce anxiety and stress.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. Amanda will talk with each person about goals, symptoms, and what feels doable. Together they decide whether to emphasize skills-building, emotion work, or a mix of approaches based on what the person wants to change.
Confirm which session formats are currently offered before booking, as specific formats were not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins may fit a work break, and phone-only sessions can reduce the need for video. The focus is on making sessions practical and usable so people can apply new skills to daily challenges without major disruption.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Amanda address?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, grief, self-esteem, coping with life changes, and compassion fatigue. Additional areas include caregiver stress, chronic pain or illness, attachment issues, guilt and shame, forgiveness, and life purpose.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centered and collaborative. She blends talk with practical strategies from cognitive and emotion-focused approaches.
What is her professional background?
She has 30 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and community care. That long experience shapes how she supports coping and recovery over time.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She holds an LMSW, which stands for Licensed Master Social Worker, and practices in Michigan.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English only.
Can people outside the U.S. work with her?
International clients are not accepted at this time; she works with people located in the region consistent with Michigan licensure.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are involved in beginning therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button and completing a short matching questionnaire. Then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.