Amanda Sholty

Amanda Sholty is an LCSW who helps people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strain, grief, and the many changes life can bring. She welcomes questions and aims to make reaching out feel like a doable next step. Her approach is calm and practical, focused on what matters most to each person.

Amanda has six years of experience working in community behavioral health, domestic violence services, healthcare settings, and with veterans. She also has experience supporting caregivers of people with dementia. That range of work informs a down-to-earth style that centers real-life concerns and everyday demands.

In sessions she uses client-centered methods and builds on a person's strengths. She pairs that with tools from cognitive behavioral approaches and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people notice patterns and try new ways of coping. Attachment-based ideas guide her when relationship history shapes current struggles.

Amanda aims for a collaborative relationship. She treats the person in the room as the expert on their life and offers practical options to try between sessions. People who come to her for help with parenting stress, addiction concerns, career transitions, or issues around intimacy often leave with clearer next steps.

She works with a broad list of concerns, including compassion fatigue, ADHD, body image, chronic illness, and bereavement. Amanda encourages prospective clients to ask questions about fit and to pick a path forward that matches their goals.

Approach and online therapy options

Amanda draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy in ways that fit each person's goals. ACT helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values, which can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, acceptance, and building on a person's strengths to find practical next steps.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amanda treats therapy as a collaboration and will help clients decide which methods to try based on their needs and preferences. She checks in about what is helping and adjusts the plan together as progress or obstacles appear.

Session formats are not listed here, so please confirm current options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins on a hectic day. For some people, phone or video sessions let therapy happen during a lunch break or between appointments, while others prefer longer conversations when they can set aside more time.