Therapist profile
Amanda Norah-Brooks, LCSW
Virginia
LCSW - Family issues and anger management
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- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, Virginia / 0904007916
- NPI1760057178
- Experience20 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationVirginia
About
- Parenting support
- Anger strategies
- Grief and loss
About Amanda
Amanda Norah-Brooks is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Virginia with 20 years of experience in mental health. She focuses on family concerns, parenting support, anger, and adjustment to life changes. Her practice also addresses attention and concentration challenges, grief, and relationship strain.
Amanda uses straightforward conversation to help people identify what causes their anger and frustration. She breaks problems into small, manageable steps and works with clients to build better day-to-day habits. Sessions include practical strategies for parenting, managing strong feelings, and improving communication.
She has two decades of experience that include work around deployment readiness and issues faced by veterans and armed forces families. Amanda also supports people coping with medical crises such as cancer, and those facing end-of-life or hospice situations. Immigration, multicultural concerns, and recovery after sexual assault and abuse are also among her areas of focus.
Amanda pays attention to how family roles and blended households affect stress and behavior. She helps with fatherhood issues, divorce and separation challenges, and common family problems that increase conflict. When impulsivity or ADHD-like attention problems are present, she looks for strategies that reduce reactivity and improve follow-through.
Talks are practical and action-oriented. The first sessions typically clarify priorities and set simple goals. Clients are encouraged to pick small changes that fit with their day-to-day life and to rehearse new ways of handling tense moments.
How sessions work
Evidence-based techniques and online sessions
Amanda works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on behavior and emotion regulation. One common approach teaches concrete skills for noticing early signs of anger and stepping back before reacting. This helps people reduce snapping, shout-freeze patterns, and other reactive responses.Another useful method involves practical problem solving and communication drills. These are short exercises to improve how people ask for needs, set limits, and manage disagreements without escalating. This approach is helpful for parenting concerns and for reducing recurring conflicts in family roles.
Finding the right mix of methods is collaborative. Amanda will discuss goals, test strategies, and adjust the plan based on what works for the client. She frames therapy as a process of trying small changes, reviewing what helped, and shifting course when needed.
Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since specific formats are not specified here. Speaking with the intake coordinator will provide current options. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week and can reduce travel time, allow shorter check-ins when needed, or remove the need to be on camera for some conversations. Licensed professionals can use these practical benefits to help people keep progress moving forward.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
She helps with family conflict, parenting, anger, adjustment to life changes, ADHD-related attention challenges, relationship strain, trauma and grief among other concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
The approach is practical and conversational, focusing on clear steps, behavior changes, and strategies you can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Amanda has 20 years of experience in the mental health field working with a range of family and adjustment issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Virginia and practices from that state.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions arranged and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working 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.