Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Amanda works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Virginia
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Amanda
Amanda Davis is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with nine years of practice based in Virginia. She frames therapy as a collaborative process and treats people as the experts in their own stories. Her style is respectful and straightforward, with an emphasis on practical steps clients can use between sessions.
Many people come to her feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, anger, or grief. She also supports those navigating relationship struggles, self-esteem issues, parenting challenges, identity questions, career shifts, and trauma.
Background and approach
Sessions aim to help people feel heard and build clearer ways to cope with daily pressures. Amanda uses therapy methods that focus on relationships and present-focused choices. She draws on attachment-based work to look at how past connections shape current patterns.
Cognitive behavioral tools help people notice thoughts and try different behaviors that change how they feel. Meditation and mindfulness techniques are used in short, practical ways to reduce reactivity and manage strong emotions. Motivational interviewing helps when someone feels stuck and wants to find their own reasons to change.
These approaches are mixed to fit each person’s needs. In sessions Amanda listens for what matters most and helps set small, realistic goals. She gives simple practices to try between meetings and checks in on progress.
Her aim is to help people regain a sense of control and move toward goals at a comfortable pace.
What Amanda works with
Everything Amanda lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Amanda's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Amanda lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach and options for online work
Amanda often blends attachment-based ideas with cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice how past relationship patterns affect daily reactions and to try practical changes that alter mood and behavior. Attachment-based work looks at connection patterns and helps people understand how early relationships influence current responses. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going and testing new ways of responding.She also uses brief mindfulness exercises to reduce reactivity and motivational interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change. Choosing the right mix is a shared process - the therapist and client work together to decide which methods fit the person's goals, needs, and comfort level over time.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care easier to fit into busy lives. Video lets people see facial cues and try exercises together, phone can be used when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging supports quick check-ins or shorter exchanges between meetings. These options give flexibility for scheduling and for matching the format to practical needs.
Questions people ask about Amanda
What kinds of problems does Amanda address?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, relationship concerns, grief, trauma and many related issues such as self-esteem, parenting strain, and career transitions.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. Sessions focus on listening, setting small goals, and practicing skills between meetings.
What is her clinical background?
Amanda has nine years of experience as a licensed clinician and uses relationship-focused and practical approaches to support people through life challenges.
Where is she based and what credential does she hold?
She practices in Virginia and holds a LCSW credential, listed as VA LCSW.
Which languages are offered for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with clients outside the United States?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
People can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits their schedule.
How does payment and getting started work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time.