- LGBT issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Eating disorders
About Amanda
Amanda Hager is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on concerns such as LGBT issues, trauma and abuse, eating and food-related problems, ADHD, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy-related difficulties, and career and life transitions.
Amanda approaches therapy as an active, collaborative process. She spends time learning how a person’s background, family stories, culture, and community have shaped their feelings and behavior. Her work avoids treating people as a list of symptoms and instead looks for strengths to build on.
She has substantial experience with eating disorders, ADHD, and higher-risk thoughts and behaviors. Her background also includes working with queer and transgender people and supporting those living with HIV/AIDS. Amanda has supported people dealing with complex grief, including loss by suicide, and parents of transgender teens and adults.
Sessions are straightforward and practical. Amanda helps people name the problems they’re facing, notice patterns, and try small changes to see what helps. She draws on approaches that center the client’s perspective while also addressing meaning and practical steps forward.
People who benefit tend to want a thoughtful, direct therapist who pays attention to culture and power in people’s lives. If you are navigating early adulthood challenges like relationships, identity, career beginnings, or feeling stuck after a life change, Amanda works with those concerns and related issues.
How Amanda's approaches fit with online work
Amanda uses client-centered, existential, and narrative ideas to guide online sessions. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building from the client’s own goals and strengths; it helps when someone needs support naming feelings and deciding next steps. Existential Therapy looks at meaning, choice, and responsibility in life; it can be useful for people facing major transitions, identity questions, or a sense of emptiness. Narrative Therapy helps people separate themselves from problem stories and rewrite the way they understand past events and roles.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Amanda will talk with each person about what matters to them, what feels useful, and which methods to try first. That collaboration helps shape sessions around goals, whether that means focusing on immediate coping, exploring identity, or changing daily habits.
Session options are not listed in the biography, so confirm the current online formats before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, or allow for shorter check-ins when schedules are tight. Therapists generally adapt techniques used in person for remote conversations so the focus stays on practical steps, meaning-making, and the client’s priorities.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
Amanda works with LGBT concerns, trauma and abuse, eating and food-related issues, ADHD, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy problems, and life changes among other areas.
How would she approach therapy with me?
She describes therapy as active and collaborative, focusing on clients' strengths, personal stories, and practical steps to change patterns.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Amanda has eight years of experience working in counseling settings with a range of concerns including eating disorders and higher-risk behaviors.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in New Jersey.
Can people who speak other languages work with her?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she see international clients?
She does not accept international clients.
How are sessions paid for?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to meet with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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