About Amanda
Amanda Romero is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Virginia with ten years of experience. She focuses on helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, depression, and ADHD. Amanda creates a calm, accepting space where people can talk about hard things without judgment.
She uses straightforward methods to help clients notice unhelpful patterns and try new ways of responding. Sessions are relational and down-to-earth, with attention to how early attachment and past hurts shape current relationships.
How Amanda works
Amanda pays particular attention to communication problems, attachment issues, and the effects of family trauma and emotional neglect. Her work also supports people navigating divorce and separation, career stress, and questions about life purpose. She offers practical skills for coping with post-traumatic stress and for building self-love over time.
The emphasis is on small, doable changes that add up to real progress. Amanda describes her style as warm and grounded. She invites clients to co-create a plan that fits their goals and life situation.
Therapy sessions are meant to be a place to practice new skills and to make sense of painful experiences. She believes reaching out is an act of courage and aims to help people feel more empowered in their lives and relationships. Amanda brings a patient, steady presence while helping clients move toward increased authenticity and connection.
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
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
Training and background
| Register | LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 10 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Virginia |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online work and care
Amanda uses evidence-based techniques that help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and heal from past hurts. Cognitive-behavioral approaches focus on identifying patterns of thinking that contribute to anxiety and depression and then practicing new, more helpful responses. Attachment-informed work looks at how early relationships influence how people connect now and helps build healthier ways of relating.Finding the right approach is usually collaborative. Amanda will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels useful in early sessions. Together they decide which techniques to try and adjust the plan as progress is made.
Online therapy offers flexibility that often makes regular care easier. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a simpler option when bandwidth is limited or a quieter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging let people send brief updates, ask questions between sessions, or use shorter check-ins during a busy week. These options help fit therapy into work, family life, or other commitments.
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