Therapist profile
Amanda Adams, LCSW-C
Maryland
LCSW-C in Maryland - Anger and Relationships
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- CredentialsLCSW-C
- LicenseLCSW-C, Maryland / 28366
- NPI1447892237
- Experience8 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationMaryland
About
- Client-centered care
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Mindfulness practices
About Amanda
Amanda Adams is a clinical social worker holding LCSW-C (Maryland) with eight years of practice. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, low self-esteem, depression, grief, anger, trauma and abuse, and life changes. She also supports people managing ADHD and those dealing with communication problems or military-related concerns. Sessions are conducted in English and she practices in Maryland.
Amanda uses straightforward conversation to help people notice patterns and try small changes. She draws on client-centered work and mindfulness to slow down strong emotions. Cognitive behavioral strategies are used to spot unhelpful thoughts and test different responses. Narrative techniques are used to reframe difficult stories and find new meanings.
Her background includes time working with people across a range of mood and anxiety concerns, adjustment issues, and attention differences. She has experience supporting couples who want clearer communication, and she pays attention to how environment and animals can be part of healing. Her approach often brings creative tools and expressive arts into sessions when that fits the person's goals.
In sessions Amanda aims for practical steps you can use between meetings. Conversations focus on what you want to change and small experiments to try in daily life. She will collaborate on goals and check in about what is and isn't working.
Before a first session she asks people to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule an initial appointment through the site's online options.
How sessions work
How Amanda’s approaches translate to online work
Amanda commonly uses client-centered therapy to focus on what matters most to the person. That approach emphasizes listening, reflecting, and building goals together so sessions feel relevant to daily life. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify thought patterns that feed anger or anxiety and replaces them with practical experiments to try between sessions. Mindfulness practices teach simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and increase choice in how to respond.Finding the right mix of these approaches is part of the first few sessions. She will work collaboratively to decide which methods fit the client's goals and preferences, and she will adapt tools if something isn't helpful. Clients are involved in choosing what to try and how to measure progress.
The original biography does not specify which online session formats are used, so please confirm the current options before booking. Online work can make it easier to schedule short check-ins, fit therapy around work or family time, reduce travel, and use movement or expressive activities during a session when helpful. Licensed professionals commonly adapt exercises and homework for use between meetings so skills can be practiced in day-to-day life.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
Maryland
Languages
English
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What concerns does she help with?
Amanda works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, low self-esteem, depression, grief, anger, trauma and abuse, coping with life changes, LGBT concerns, ADHD, and communication problems.
What style of therapy does she use?
She draws on client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and narrative therapy to guide sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working with mood and anxiety concerns, adjustment issues, attention differences, and related relationship matters.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW-C in Maryland and provides services associated with that credential within the state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which session formats are offered?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current session options before booking.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.