- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship concerns
- CBT and attachment
About Amanda
Amanda Ulmer is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health (LPC-MH) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Dakota with six years of experience. She works with stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, parenting concerns, low self-esteem, and depression. Amanda offers straightforward support for people navigating early adulthood challenges like starting careers, changing relationships, and feeling overwhelmed.
Her approach centers on direct conversation and practical skills. She uses attachment-based ideas to look at how past relationships affect current connections. She also draws on cognitive behavioral strategies to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking patterns.
Amanda uses client-centered methods, which means sessions focus on what matters most to the person in front of her. She also integrates dialectical behavior therapy techniques to teach emotion regulation and coping tools for intense feelings.
In sessions she works on concrete goals such as improving communication, setting boundaries, and managing stress. She can help people work through issues like abandonment, commitment worries, codependency, and family of origin concerns. Body image, guilt, shame, and feelings of emptiness are also within her focus.
People can expect clear conversations about what to try between sessions and practical strategies to make daily life more manageable. Amanda offers services in English and is based in South Dakota. To begin, clients complete a short questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How Amanda’s approaches translate to online sessions
Amanda draws on attachment-based therapy to look at how early relationship patterns show up now and affect current connections. This approach helps when a person notices repeating relationship problems, fear of abandonment, or trouble trusting others.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify and change thinking patterns that increase anxiety or low mood. CBT work often involves clear steps and short exercises to try between sessions, which fit well with online check-ins.
Finding the right fit is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and how different approaches might help, and then choose methods together rather than imposing a single plan.
Session formats are not listed in the profile, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and let people use tools like worksheets or guided exercises between meetings. Licensed professionals can adapt attachment and CBT techniques to remote sessions to focus on communication skills, emotion regulation, and changing unhelpful thoughts without promising specific outcomes.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
South Dakota, Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting concerns, low self-esteem, and depression along with related areas like attachment, codependency, and body image.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses client-centered conversations alongside approaches such as attachment-based work, CBT, and DBT skills to build practical coping strategies.
How much experience does she have?
She has six years of professional experience as a counselor in clinical settings and private practice work.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds LPC-MH and LPC credentials and practices in South Dakota.
Can I see her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Confirm the current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start a first session?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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