You may be functioning reasonably well on the outside while feeling anxious, overwhelmed, disconnected, or stuck in patterns you can't seem to change. Maybe past experiences continue to show up in your relationships, your body, or the way you see yourself. Or perhaps you've reached a point where the ways you've learned to cope simply aren't working anymore.

Amanda works with people navigating anxiety, depression, trauma, difficult relationships, major life transitions, and disconnection from themselves and others. She has particular experience helping people understand how past experiences continue to affect their present lives—and develop new ways of responding that feel healthier and more authentic.

Her work is warm, direct and collaborative. Therapy with Amanda isn't about simply talking through the same problems week after week. She helps clients understand what's happening beneath the surface and build practical ways to create meaningful change.

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Couples Therapy

You may love each other and still find yourselves having the same argument over and over. Maybe communication has deteriorated, you've become disconnected, trust has been damaged, or you're trying to navigate a major change in your relationship. Sometimes couples aren't in crisis at all—they simply recognize patterns they don't want to keep repeating.

Amanda works with couples who want to communicate better, reduce recurring conflict, rebuild connection and understand the patterns underneath their interactions.

She has completed Levels 1 and 2 of Gottman Method Couples Therapy training and combines that work with her experience in trauma, attachment and emotional regulation. That can be particularly useful when conflict isn't simply about the issue in front of you, but about the histories and vulnerabilities each person brings into the relationship.

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Couples therapy that actually fits into two people's lives

Finding a therapist is one thing. Finding an appointment that works for two people and a therapist can be considerably harder.

Amanda provides couples therapy entirely online, with evening appointments Sunday through Thursday. That means couples can attend together from home without adding commuting, childcare or another trip across town to an already complicated schedule.

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Trauma Therapy & EMDR

Trauma doesn't always look like a single catastrophic event.

It can come from abuse or neglect, difficult family relationships, chronic stress, harmful relationships or environments, or experiences that taught you to disconnect from yourself in order to cope.

Amanda is trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing) and is a Certified Clinical Trauma Professional. Her trauma work incorporates EMDR along with approaches that address nervous-system regulation, dissociation, internal parts, attachment and the ways traumatic experiences can be carried in the body.

The goal isn't simply to understand what happened. It's to help reduce the degree to which the past continues to control your present.

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Religious Trauma & Spirituality

Amanda has particular experience working with people who have been hurt within religious communities, controlling religious environments or relationships in which religion or spirituality was used in harmful ways.

Leaving—or even questioning—a religious environment can affect far more than belief. It can disrupt identity, relationships, family connections, community, sexuality, values, trust and a person's understanding of themselves.

Therapy does not need to push you either toward or away from spirituality.

Amanda helps clients examine these experiences on their own terms, separate what has been harmful from what remains meaningful, and develop a relationship with themselves, other people and spirituality that feels genuinely their own.

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Anxiety, Depression & Feeling Stuck

Sometimes there isn't one event that explains why things feel difficult.

You may be caught in worry, self-criticism or overthinking. You may feel depressed, emotionally shut down or disconnected. You may know intellectually that certain patterns aren't helping you while still finding yourself repeating them.

Amanda helps clients become more aware of the patterns underneath these experiences and develop different ways of responding to thoughts, emotions, relationships and stress.

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Teens & Families

Amanda works with teens ages 13 and older as well as families.

Adolescence can bring anxiety, depression, identity questions, family conflict, relationship difficulties and overwhelming emotions at exactly the time when talking to an adult may be the last thing a teenager wants to do.

Amanda works to create a relationship that respects the teenager as an individual while helping families navigate the larger patterns affecting everyone.

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Military & Veteran Families

Amanda has extensive experience working with military service members, veterans and their families and understands many of the particular stresses associated with military life, deployment, transition and the effects those experiences can have on individuals and relationships.

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Therapy That Fits Into Real Life

Amanda provides therapy entirely online, with evening appointments Sunday through Thursday.

For clients juggling work, school, parenting or other responsibilities—or those who simply prefer receiving therapy from home—telehealth can make consistent therapy considerably easier.

Because Amanda is licensed in both Alaska and Ohio, she can provide online therapy to clients located anywhere in either state.

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About Amanda

Amanda is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been practicing since 2012. Her clinical experience has included community mental health, trauma treatment, work with military and veteran populations, couples and family therapy, and supporting clients through significant life transitions.

Her training includes:

• EMDR

• Certified Clinical Trauma Professional (CCTP)

• Gottman Method Couples Therapy, Levels 1 & 2

• Trauma, dissociation and nervous-system-focused approaches

• Parts-oriented and somatic approaches

Amanda believes therapy should be a place where you can be curious about yourself without judgment, understand why your patterns developed, and decide what you want to keep—and what you're ready to change.

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Interested in Working With Amanda?

You don't need to know exactly what kind of therapy you need before reaching out.

A free consultation gives you a chance to talk briefly with Amanda about what you're looking for, ask questions and get a sense of whether working together feels like a good fit.

Amanda currently has openings for new telehealth clients, including evening appointments.

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Schedule a free consultation with Amanda