Therapist profile
Amanda Davis, LCSW
Virginia
LCSW - Anger and relationship concerns
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- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, Virginia / 0904006985
- NPI1255575882
- Experience9 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationVirginia
About
- CBT techniques
- Attachment focus
- Mindfulness tools
About Amanda
Amanda Davis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Virginia with nine years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship concerns, LGBT issues, and life transitions. Amanda works from a collaborative stance and treats the person in front of her as the expert on their own life.
She believes clients bring strengths that can be used to address current struggles. Sessions are practical and conversational. Amanda helps people talk through difficult feelings and looks for solutions that make sense for daily life.
Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas and client-centered work to understand how relationships shape feelings. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify patterns of thinking that increase stress or anger. Mindfulness tools and motivational interviewing strategies are added when helpful to support change and build motivation.
Amanda commonly supports people dealing with trauma, grief, family and parenting pressures, and issues around intimacy and sexuality. She also works with concerns such as guilt, shame, isolation, and codependency. Her practice includes attention to aging and geriatric matters and blended family dynamics.
Sessions focus on concrete skills alongside space to reflect. Amanda helps clients practice new ways of responding to triggers, manage strong emotions, and plan next steps. To begin, she asks a few questions to understand immediate needs and match the work to the client's goals.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how online sessions can fit
Amanda uses attachment-based ideas to look at how past and current relationships shape emotional responses. This helps when anger or closeness problems trace back to early connections or trust issues. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on spotting unhelpful thought patterns and testing new responses to reduce intense reactions.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amanda collaborates with clients to choose techniques that match their goals and preferences. She will adapt methods over time so the sessions stay practical and focused on what the client wants to change.
Confirm the available session formats before you book so you know what online options are offered. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins on a lunch break, or let someone avoid a commute. Talk with Amanda about what will work best for scheduling, attention, and how you want to use the time together.
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Experience
9+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Amanda works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, relationship and intimacy-related issues, grief, trauma and abuse, parenting concerns, LGBT issues, and career or life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
She takes a collaborative, conversational approach and treats clients as experts on their own lives while offering practical strategies and goal-focused work.
How much experience does she have?
She has nine years of clinical experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker working with a range of emotional and relational concerns.
Where is she based and what are her credentials?
She is an LCSW licensed in Virginia and provides services from that location.
Does she run sessions in other languages or accept international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats does she offer?
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available for scheduling.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.