- Anxiety and stress
- Relationships and attachment
- CBT and ACT techniques
About Amanda
Amanda Perkins is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida with 10 years of experience. She focuses on common early-adult concerns such as anxiety, stress, relationship strain, and life changes, and also works with issues like trauma, self-esteem, and parenting.
Amanda takes a straightforward, person-centered approach. She listens to what matters most and helps people set practical goals. Sessions often include skills to manage strong feelings and steps for rebuilding daily routines after difficult events.
Her work draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to notice unhelpful thoughts and on acceptance-based practices to make room for difficult emotions without getting stuck. Attachment-based ideas are used when relationship patterns and early connections affect present-day behavior.
Clients can expect clear discussion of current problems and concrete techniques to try between meetings. Amanda often focuses on communication strategies, coping tools for anxiety and depression, and ways to handle career or school stress. She also addresses grief, caregiver stress, body image, and concerns related to adoption or attachment.
She has experience supporting people managing bipolar disorder, ADHD, chronic illness, and co-occurring conditions. Amanda works with people who identify as LGBT and with parents dealing with the strain of caregiving. Her practice aims to combine practical skills with steady support as people adjust to new stages of life.
How Amanda uses therapeutic approaches in online work
Amanda draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without letting them dictate action. ACT focuses on values and small behaviors that move someone toward what matters, which can help with anxiety, avoidance, and low motivation.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify and shift unhelpful thinking patterns. CBT provides clear exercises and homework to reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety and to improve problem-solving for work or study stress.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Amanda will talk through goals and preferences, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what helps most. Clients and therapist decide together which methods to keep using and when to change course.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy around school, work, or caregiving by removing commute time and allowing shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people practice new skills in everyday settings and bring real-life examples straight into sessions, which can speed up applying what is learned to daily routines.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
Amanda works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, self-esteem, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting concerns, career stress, ADHD, bipolar disorder, and related matters.
How would she approach therapy with me?
She uses a mix of client-centered listening, cognitive behavioral techniques, acceptance and commitment ideas, attachment-focused work, and DBT skills to teach practical ways to handle emotions and change patterns.
How much experience does she have?
Amanda has worked as a clinician for 10 years supporting people through life transitions, trauma, mood disorders, and relationship concerns.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is a Florida LMHC - Licensed Mental Health Counselor practicing in Florida.
Can she work with people who speak other languages or live abroad?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats. Please check the platform for the most up-to-date formats.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule your first session through the platform.
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