About Amanda
Amanda Smith is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida with five years of practice. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, anger, and low self-esteem. Her approach is straightforward and calm, aimed at making hard conversations feel manageable.
Amanda creates a space where thoughts and feelings can be shared without judgment. She listens first, then helps people set small, clear goals they can act on between sessions.
Background and approach
Sessions are tailored to each person rather than following a fixed script. She blends several evidence-informed methods to match a person’s needs. That can mean learning new ways to notice unhelpful thoughts, practicing concrete skills for handling strong emotions, or clarifying values to guide decisions.
The focus is practical change that fits everyday life. Amanda welcomes questions about what therapy will look like and works together with people to pick approaches that feel right. She places value on collaboration and on building skills that transfer to real situations.
Many clients leave sessions with simple, usable steps they can try before the next meeting. Based in Florida, Amanda brings five years of hands-on experience to her practice as an LCSW. She aims to support and empower people who are ready to work toward a more balanced and satisfying life.
How Amanda’s Approaches Work Online
Amanda commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in online sessions. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them with practical experiments. This can help with anxiety, low mood, and social fears by changing patterns that keep problems going. ACT emphasizes clarifying personal values and taking committed steps toward them while accepting difficult feelings that come up, which can be useful for stress, shame, and problems with motivation.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Amanda will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then suggest options and try out methods together. She adjusts techniques over time based on what is helpful and what is not, so the plan stays practical and personalized.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to be on camera. Live chat and text sessions suit quick check-ins, brief skills practice, or busy schedules that need shorter, more frequent contact. These options make it easier to fit consistent work on goals into everyday life.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also works with
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- Experience
- 5 years
- Licensed
- Florida
- Languages
- English