Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
How Amanda works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- North Carolina
- Years in practice
- 11
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Amanda
Amanda Marvin is a licensed clinical social worker with 11 years of experience helping people manage anger, anxiety, stress, and life changes. She builds a calm, respectful space where people can say what they feel and start to make small changes. Amanda focuses on practical skills and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
Her style is warm and straightforward. She listens first and then helps people try tools that fit their daily life.
Background and approach
Sessions often include skills for handling intense feelings, improving communication, and reducing reactive behavior. Amanda uses evidence-based methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and mindfulness practices. She mixes these approaches to match each person's needs and goals rather than following one fixed plan.
Her background as an LCSW in North Carolina gave her many chances to work with people facing addiction, trauma, grief, and relationship stress. That experience informs how she helps people set realistic goals and build new habits over time. People looking for flexible session formats can connect in ways that suit them.
Amanda offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging so progress can continue between appointments. She encourages small, steady steps and checks in on how each tool is working.
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
- Parenting issues
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- HIV / AIDS
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Amanda lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- 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.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Amanda commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy during online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them, and then act in ways that match their values. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and teaches skills to change unhelpful patterns.She also uses Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness practices to teach emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills. DBT techniques can be especially useful when strong emotions or impulsive reactions get in the way of daily life. Mindfulness exercises help people slow down, notice bodily cues, and respond rather than react.
Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and try tools that fit their preferences and situation. Adjustments are made over time so the plan reflects what actually helps.
Online therapy is offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make care more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and practice of skills, phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited, chat is good for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing progress between sessions. These options help people keep therapy consistent around work, family, and daily life.
Questions people ask about Amanda
What concerns does this therapist address?
Amanda supports people with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, trauma, grief, addictions, and related relationship and family issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her approach is warm, direct, and practical. She listens first and then offers skills you can try in everyday life.
What is her professional background?
She has 11 years of clinical experience and holds an LCSW credential. That experience includes work with trauma, substance concerns, and mood disorders.
Where is the therapist licensed and based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker in North Carolina and practices under the NC LCSW credential.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs.
How is cost handled for therapy?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.