Hi, I’m Amanda – licensed professional counselor and psychotherapist. While I searched for the perfect words to describe myself, the most all-encompassing one I could come up with is human.

I value being honest and real in my personal and professional life. Honestly speaking, I live in the same real world as my clients. It’s safe to say I have endured my fair share of loss, stress, and life’s challenges.

So, with that being said, I am not the type of therapist who listens the entire session with quick glances up from their notebook to acknowledge your existence, while jotting notes about your every word and providing the next session date without so much as a suggestion.

Instead, sessions with me are like engaging in a conversation with an old friend, but a friend with no judgement who can provide an objective perspective, has expertise and holds the award for the ultimate secret keeper. When you chose to engage in therapy with me, your identified treatment goals are my goals for you. I don’t pretend to know more about your needs then you do. 

What I do know is how to provide you a safe space to openly process stressors and struggles while helping to guide you to overcome challenges that are standing in your way like ten foot hurdles. I will work with you and listen to you to find skills and tools that actually benefit you rather than suggesting ones that were written in a textbook decades ago. While I follow evidence-based treatment methods, I provide multi-method treatment that is specific to the needs of the individual as opposed to a one method fits all approach. Furthermore, we will take therapy at the pace you are comfortable with.

Through my years of clinical experience, I’ve found the most beneficial tool for treatment is meeting clients where they are at and leading in a collaborative, engaged, and supportive manner. The treatment process does take work and commitment, but we are in this process together. You will get out of therapy what you put into it, but I can guarantee that I will put in my all as your therapist!