About Amanda
Amanda Clark uses practical, person-centered methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She combines approachable talk therapy with tools grounded in behavioral and mindfulness work. Amanda is a medical doctor and a Licensed Certified Social Worker-Clinical with three years of practice in Maryland.
Her sessions focus on clear goals and everyday skills. She helps people build motivation, raise self-esteem, and find ways to cope after loss or difficult transitions.
How Amanda works
She also addresses relationship and intimacy concerns, identity questions, and challenges related to eating, attention, and chronic health issues. Amanda draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive behavioral techniques, and client-centered listening. That means she helps people notice what matters to them, test out small behavior changes, and make room for hard feelings without getting stuck by them.
Mindfulness and motivational interviewing are woven into conversations when they fit the person’s needs. She frames therapy as a collaborative process. Together with the client she shapes the focus and pace, and adjusts tools to match daily routines and responsibilities.
Therapy may include short skill-building exercises, guided awareness practices, and practical steps to try between sessions. Amanda aims to treat everyone with respect and sensitivity. She writes treatment plans tailored to a person’s situation rather than a one-size-fits-all approach.
If you are looking for straightforward support with mood, stress, or life changes, she offers a down-to-earth way to get started.
Amanda lists 8 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
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Bipolar disorder
- Blended family issues
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- First responder issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | MD, LCSW-C |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maryland |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches for online care
Amanda uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in ways that translate well online. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy helps people clarify their values and take small actions that align with those values while accepting difficult emotions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors to change mood and functioning.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amanda collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and daily life. She adapts exercises and pacing based on what feels useful and practical for the individual.
Online sessions provide several practical benefits. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, while phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send notes between sessions, check in quickly, or use written prompts if speaking feels difficult. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a schedule and to try different formats as needs change.
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Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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