Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
How Amanda works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Colorado
- Years in practice
- 24
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Amanda
Amanda Kayes-Carson "Kayes" is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado with 24 years of experience. She helps people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anger, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and life changes. Kayes also supports clients facing parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, and challenges related to trauma and ADHD.
Kayes uses straightforward conversation to understand what is most troubling to each person. She matches practical tools to daily life rather than using one set plan for everyone.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on skills you can try between meetings and on small changes that add up over time. Her approach draws from attachment-based ideas and client-centered care. That means she pays attention to how early relationships shape current patterns and keeps the person’s goals central in sessions.
Cognitive behavioral techniques and dialectical behavior ideas are added when they fit the client’s needs. People who come to Kayes often want help with communication problems, control issues, codependency, or compassion fatigue. She also works with concerns such as body image, blended family stress, caregiver strain, and recovery from domestic violence or substance use.
Kayes frames therapy as a partnership. She listens first, then helps build a plan that reflects your values and priorities. Her style is direct but warm, focused on practical steps and steady progress.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Amanda lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How therapeutic approaches shape online work
Amanda blends client-centered care and cognitive behavioral tools in online sessions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping clients set their own goals; it helps when someone needs support to sort thoughts and values. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches clear steps to change patterns that fuel anxiety, anger, or low mood.Finding the right fit is collaborative. She will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and how symptoms show up in daily life. Together they try approaches and adapt them based on what helps, so the plan can shift if something isn’t working.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are good for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills. Phone visits can be easier when bandwidth is limited or for brief check-ins. Live chat and text messaging offer quick access for short updates, coping reminders, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or busy schedules while keeping the focus on practical change.
Questions people ask about Amanda
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She supports people struggling with stress, anger, anxiety, depression, trauma, addictions, parenting strain, relationship and intimacy issues, and many related concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is person-centered and practical. She listens closely, then works with clients to set clear goals and try small, doable changes.
What experience does she bring?
She has 24 years of professional experience helping people with depression, trauma, ADHD, family conflict, and more.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Colorado and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What formats are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to get started?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.