Works with
- Anger
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
How Amanda works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW-PIP
- Licensed in
- Wyoming, South Dakota
- Years in practice
- 12
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Amanda
Amanda Gale is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anger, anxiety, and life changes. She draws on 12 years of clinical experience to offer practical, skills-based support. Amanda aims to help people build confidence and stronger coping skills so they can handle day-to-day challenges.
Her approach centers on person-centered care and recovery principles. She treats clients as active partners and helps them set choice-based plans.
Background and approach
Sessions often focus on identifying strengths and turning those into tools for change. Amanda favors brief, focused work and typically frames short-term therapy as about 8 to 12 sessions. She uses a mix of mindful action and skill-building methods to address worry, depression, impulsivity, and relationship strain.
That can include learning new ways to manage strong emotions, improving communication, and developing problem-solving strategies for work and family stress. She also supports people dealing with grief, caregiving strain, chronic illness, and life transitions. Amanda has experience providing individual, group, and family services in community and clinical settings.
She helps people balance professional pressures with personal needs and supports caregivers who carry heavy responsibilities. Her goal is to strengthen the support circles around clients and position those supports to be most helpful. Clients can expect a collaborative tone.
Amanda acts as a guide and mentor, helping people practice skills in daily life. She emphasizes growth from existing strengths rather than labeling deficits. The work aims to build lasting confidence and practical ways to move forward.
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
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace issues
Approaches Amanda lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- 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.
How Amanda's Approaches Work Online
Amanda blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy into practical online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying values and taking committed action even when feelings are hard, which helps with anger, anxiety, and life changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets unhelpful thinking and teaches step-by-step strategies to manage worry, mood, and impulsive behavior.Finding the right fit is a team effort. Amanda will work with each person to choose approaches that match their goals and preferences. She treats clients as active partners, adapts techniques over time, and checks in about what is helping and what should change.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to keep progressing. Video calls allow full conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions are useful when bandwidth is low or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people manage timing and keep momentum between sessions. These options make it easier to practice new skills in real life and to stay connected when schedules are tight.
Questions people ask about Amanda
What concerns does Amanda commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, anger, depression, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family issues, caregiving stress, grief, and career or life transition concerns.
What is Amanda's therapeutic style?
Her style is person-centered and supportive. She emphasizes recovery principles, collaborative planning, and practical coping skills.
What kind of experience does Amanda have?
She has 12 years of clinical experience within a combined 21 years in social work roles, including individual, group, and family services.
What credentials and location are on file?
She holds LCSW and CSW-PIP credentials and practices from South Dakota as listed.
Which languages and international options are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
In what formats are sessions offered?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.