About Amanda
Amanda Elliott uses a client-centered approach to guide people through stress, anxiety, trauma, and low self-esteem. She introduces straightforward techniques and listens closely so each person feels heard. Amanda is identified up front as Amanda Elliott and holds the LCPC credential, which stands for Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor.
She tailors sessions to the problem at hand, combining client-centered work with cognitive behavioral tools when thoughts and habits get in the way.
How Amanda works
For trauma and abuse concerns she brings trauma-focused strategies alongside steady, person-led pacing. Sessions focus on practical steps people can use between meetings. Amanda has four years of professional experience working with depression, coping with life changes, grief, and anger.
She also supports people facing career stress, compassion fatigue, and challenges related to attention or bipolar mood patterns. Her practice includes a wide range of relational and identity concerns such as communication problems, family of origin issues, fatherhood worries, and multicultural questions. Her style is collaborative and strengths-based.
She helps people notice what already works for them and builds on those skills. Short-term goals and longer-term coping skills are both addressed, depending on a person's needs. Amanda practices in Maine and offers sessions in English.
People looking for a down-to-earth, practical counselor who listens first will find a clear, steady approach in her work.
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.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Emptiness
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Multicultural concerns
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Relationship issues
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 4 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Maine |
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Online support options
Using client-focused and CBT approaches online
Amanda draws on client-centered therapy to build a trusting relationship where the person leads the pace and topics. This approach centers the person's goals and strengths so work focuses on what matters most to them.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thought patterns and try small, practical changes. CBT can be useful for anxiety, panic, stress, and mood challenges because it links thoughts, actions, and feelings in concrete ways.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amanda will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful, then tailor sessions together in a collaborative way.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, live chat suits shorter check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options can help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep progress steady without long commutes.
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