About Amanda
Amanda Sifonte is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma, low self-esteem, and depression. She offers straightforward, empathetic care and partners with clients to set clear goals. Sessions are practical and paced to each person’s needs.
Amanda begins by asking what led someone to seek help and what change they hope to see. She looks for strengths and patterns that might be keeping someone stuck.
How Amanda works
Together she helps build small, concrete steps toward better day-to-day functioning and emotional balance. Her work addresses caregiver stress, communication problems, forgiveness, guilt and shame, and feelings of isolation or loneliness. She also supports people working on self-love and social anxiety or phobia.
The focus is on usable strategies that fit into a busy life. Amanda draws on evidence-based therapeutic techniques and adapts them to the person in front of her. Early sessions are about understanding priorities and creating a plan.
Later sessions focus on practicing skills and tracking progress. Clients can expect warm, respectful collaboration rather than judgment. Amanda aims to help people feel more resilient and connected.
She guides change in small, steady steps so improvements are sustainable.
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.
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Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 8 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | New York |
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Online support options
How Amanda Uses Evidence-Based Techniques Online
Amanda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person's situation. One approach focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and teaching practical skills to manage anxiety and low mood. These skills include breaking problems into smaller parts and practicing new ways of responding to stress. Another approach emphasizes building coping strategies for trauma and addiction by teaching grounding, emotion regulation, and step-by-step behavior changes that reduce harmful patterns.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. Amanda listens to goals and preferences, then recommends techniques to try together. She reviews what works and adjusts the plan so therapy fits the client's pace and priorities.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls are helpful for face-to-face conversation and learning new skills together. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat or text messaging work well for shorter check-ins, skill practice between sessions, or people who prefer typing. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, caregiving, and busy days.
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