About Amanda
Amanda Marcum is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who offers practical, down-to-earth support for people facing anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship struggles. She speaks plainly and focuses on building a comfortable connection so clients can talk about hard things. Amanda emphasizes listening first and helping people find clear steps forward.
She trained in social work with a Master of Social Work degree and has practiced for 18 years in a range of settings.
Background and approach
That time includes work with adolescents and adults on issues like trauma, addiction, parenting stress, LGBT-related concerns, and mood disorders. Her background includes experience across different clinical environments and client situations. Amanda uses approaches that center the person and their goals.
She blends client-centered conversations with tools from cognitive behavioral and solution-focused methods. Mindfulness techniques and motivational interviewing are added when useful to build insight and encourage change. In sessions she prioritizes a nonjudgmental, respectful tone and clear, practical ideas.
Clients can expect to talk about patterns, try small experiments, and practice skills between meetings. The aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes. Therapy with Amanda is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
She generally checks messages multiple times per day and coordinates scheduling through the service questionnaire and calendar. Amanda practices in Indiana and holds an LCSW credential.
How Amanda Uses Therapy Methods Online
Amanda commonly blends client-centered work with cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness techniques. Client-centered therapy means conversations focus on the person’s experience and goals, with the therapist listening and reflecting to build trust. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and offers concrete skills to change them. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce rumination and improve emotional grounding.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Amanda will talk with each person about goals and preferences, try techniques, and adjust the plan as progress unfolds. That collaborative process helps match methods to the issue and the person’s style.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video mirrors in-person conversation when face-to-face feels important. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a quick check-in fits a work break. Live chat and messaging let people share short updates, try emotion-focused writing, or get frequent support between longer sessions. These formats help fit therapy into busy lives.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Phobias
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 18 years
- Licensed
- Indiana, Kentucky
- Languages
- English