About Amanda
Amanda Braun welcomes people who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure how to move forward. She helps with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and life transitions. Amanda speaks plainly and aims to make the first steps easier for someone who is worried or hesitant.
Amanda is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Pennsylvania with four years of professional experience. She listens for what matters most to each person and tailors conversations and plans to fit their needs.
How Amanda works
Sessions focus on practical skills and small changes that add up over time. Her work often addresses family-related stress, caregiver strain, and communication problems. She also supports people working on body image, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and building self-love.
The approach is down-to-earth and goal-oriented rather than full of jargon. Amanda uses methods from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Mindfulness Therapy to help people notice patterns and try new responses. She encourages simple experiments between sessions to test what helps in daily life.
Progress is tracked in ways that make sense to each person. People describe starting therapy as a brave step, and Amanda aims to meet that courage with respect and empathy. She adjusts pace and focus so sessions feel useful and manageable.
If scheduling feels overwhelming, she offers several online formats to fit different needs.
Amanda lists 3 ways of working on the entry:
What Amanda works with
The areas below are the ones Amanda selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Pennsylvania |
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Online support options
How ACT, CBT, and Mindfulness work online
Amanda commonly draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy along with Mindfulness Therapy. ACT helps people notice what they value and take small steps toward those values even when discomfort appears. CBT looks at thoughts and behaviors to find practical ways to reduce anxiety or depression symptoms. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and improve focus.Finding the best approach is part of the process. Amanda will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That choice is made together and can change as work proceeds to match real-world results.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life. Video is useful for a face-to-face feel, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is low, live chat can be a shorter check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between meetings. These options offer flexibility for different routines and comfort levels.
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