Amanda Reid

Amanda Reid is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) who brings eight years of clinical experience to her practice. She uses a warm, down-to-earth approach to help people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, ADHD, and major life transitions. Mandy aims to meet people where they are and make therapy feel understandable and practical.

Her sessions focus on building everyday skills. She helps clients learn grounding techniques, increase coping skills, and reframe unhelpful thinking. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) inform her work to develop concrete tools for handling strong emotions and recurring patterns.

Amanda’s background includes work as a substance abuse counselor and roles in group home and mental health hospital settings. Those experiences shaped how she supports people working through trauma, grief, and the stress of caregiving or chronic illness.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy and Motivational Interviewing to create a collaborative tone. That means conversations focus on each person’s goals and readiness to change, rather than a one-size-fits-all plan.

People who come for help with parenting strain, attachment or blended family concerns will find practical problem-solving and communication strategies. Amanda keeps sessions focused on small, workable steps that fit into busy lives.

Her practice emphasizes compassion and respect. She aims to help clients build a stable foundation for moving forward, one manageable skill at a time.

How Amanda's approaches translate to online therapy

Amanda often uses Client-Centered Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening closely and shaping sessions around each person's goals, which helps people feel heard and respected. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy teaches specific skills for changing thought patterns and behaviors, useful for anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy when emotions run high. DBT emphasizes practical skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and clearer communication, which can help with anger, addiction, and intense mood swings. All of these approaches are taught in straightforward steps and practiced together with the client.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, past efforts, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.

The therapist's biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm current online or in-person options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It also allows practice of new skills in the context of everyday life, which many people find helpful when managing stress and life transitions.