Amanda Dunlap

Amanda Dunlap is a Licensed Independent Social Worker with Clinical Practice (LISW-CP) practicing in South Carolina. She brings ten years of professional experience to conversations about stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, and life transitions. Amanda approaches each person with respect for their strengths and their story. She frames taking the first step toward change as an act of courage and offers steady support along the way.

In sessions she focuses on clear, practical steps people can use between meetings. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood and coping. This approach can be helpful for worry, low mood, addictive patterns, and managing the hard days that follow loss.

Amanda also attends to relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting stress, and identity issues related to LGBT experiences. She works with people navigating major life changes, including caregiving strains, blended family adjustments, and medical-related stress like cancer or fertility struggles. Her background includes helping people with attachment and dissociation concerns when those come up in therapy.

Sessions are collaborative and focused on what the person wants to change. Amanda helps people set realistic goals and practice new responses. She encourages small, achievable steps so momentum builds between sessions.

People who prefer direct, practical guidance paired with validation may find her style a good match. If someone values a therapist who listens, names patterns, and suggests workable strategies, Amanda aims to provide that kind of help.

How Amanda Uses Cognitive Approaches in Online Therapy

Many of Amanda's sessions draw on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). CBT looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and teaches concrete skills to change unhelpful patterns. It is often used for anxiety, depression, stress management, and breaking cycles related to addiction or low mood.

She emphasizes a practical, step-by-step process. The therapist and client work together to identify goals, try small experiments between meetings, and track what helps. Finding the best approach is collaborative, and Amanda adjusts techniques based on a person's needs and preferences.

If you want online therapy, confirm the session formats available before booking since formats were not specified in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for quicker check-ins between appointments. It also supports continuity when life changes make in-person visits difficult. Amanda aims to help people apply skills in everyday situations so therapy can fit around real life rather than requiring a separate schedule.