Works with
How Amanda works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Mississippi
- Years in practice
- 5
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Amanda
Amanda Stokes is a Licensed Professional Counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, anger, and depression. Amanda offers straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by relationship strain, grief, or life changes. She focuses on building practical skills so clients can cope better day to day.
Amanda creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk through difficult thoughts and feelings. She emphasizes listening first, then works with each person to set small, achievable goals.
Background and approach
Sessions are focused and conversational, with concrete tools to try between meetings. Her background includes five years of clinical work in Mississippi, concentrating on issues that often come with trauma, family of origin concerns, and identity questions. Amanda has helped people facing isolation, guilt, and challenges related to gender and sexuality.
She also supports people dealing with smoking or vaping cessation and young adult transitions. Amanda draws on a mix of evidence-based approaches to match what each person needs. She uses techniques that help people notice thoughts, build new habits, and manage intense emotions.
The aim is to reduce immediate distress while also working toward longer-term change. People who choose Amanda can expect a respectful, steady partner in therapy. She emphasizes collaboration and practical steps.
Progress is built one session at a time.
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
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Abandonment
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Post-traumatic stress
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Young adult issues
Approaches Amanda lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- 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.
Practical approaches for online therapy
Amanda often integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy into online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people notice and accept difficult thoughts while choosing actions aligned with their values, which can ease avoidance and increase meaningful activity. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking patterns and testing new behaviors, which is useful for anxiety, depression, and anger management.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Amanda will talk with each person about their goals, try strategies together, and adjust methods based on what feels most helpful. Clients shape the focus and pace of work as they go.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low or for shorter check-ins. Live chat or text-based messaging can be useful for quick support, check-ins between sessions, or for people who prefer writing. These options make scheduling more flexible and let people fit therapy into busy lives.
Questions people ask about Amanda
What concerns does Amanda address?
Amanda works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, relationship and family concerns, self-esteem, and LGBT related issues. She also focuses on problems like codependency, control issues, and smoking or vaping cessation.
How would you describe Amanda's therapy style?
Her style is conversational and practical. She listens first, then introduces skills and small goals clients can use between sessions.
What is Amanda's professional background?
Amanda holds a Master of Science and has five years of clinical experience working with a range of mental health concerns in Mississippi.
Where is Amanda licensed to practice?
Amanda is licensed as an LPC in Mississippi and provides services from that region.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can Amanda work with international clients?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How do subscription and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.