About Amanda
Dr. Amanda Ferrari greets people with a calm, practical approach. She centers conversations on what the person wants to change and helps set clear, doable steps toward that goal.
Amanda works with issues such as anxiety, depression, ADHD, self-esteem, and relationship concerns. She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - practicing in Connecticut. Her sessions focus on what is happening now and what would feel better soon.
She listens, asks targeted questions, and helps people notice patterns that keep them stuck.
Background and approach
Amanda draws from client-centered work and mindfulness to help people feel more grounded during hard moments. She also uses skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy to teach emotional regulation and distress-tolerance tools. Solution-focused and motivational approaches guide short-term goal setting and keep progress practical.
This mix is often helpful for people managing mood swings, impulsivity, or co-occurring challenges such as substance use and depression. Amanda has nine years of clinical practice with a range of concerns, including grief, compassion fatigue, intimacy-related issues, and seasonal mood changes. She pays attention to communication problems, guilt and shame, and social anxiety when they show up in daily life.
Sessions aim to be collaborative and straightforward. Amanda helps people identify small changes that fit into busy lives and then builds on those successes. Her style is warm, goal-oriented, and focused on tools that can be used between sessions.
Therapeutic approaches adapted for online care
Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s goals, then shaping sessions around what matters most to them; it helps when someone needs a respectful space to make sense of their experience. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches specific skills for managing intense emotions and reducing impulsive actions, which can be useful for mood instability, anger, or impulsivity. Mindfulness therapy offers simple exercises to increase present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity, often helping with anxiety and stress.Finding the right approach is a shared process. Amanda will work together with each person to choose techniques that match their needs, goals, and preferences. Early sessions focus on what feels most helpful and may combine skills training, motivational steps, and brief solution-focused work as needed.
Online formats offer flexibility for people with busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions require less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a lunch break. Live chat and text-based messaging support brief check-ins, written practice, and ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it simpler to stay consistent with therapy and practice new skills in real time.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also works with
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intimacy-related issues
- LGBT
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 9 years
- Licensed
- Connecticut
- Languages
- English