About Amanda
Amanda Slone is a Kentucky licensed professional counselor clinical supervisor, LPCC, who brings 21 years of professional experience to therapy. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, mood concerns, and addiction. Her approach aims to create an open space where clients can speak plainly and feel heard.
She uses practical, person-centered methods that start with listening. Amanda emphasizes understanding each person’s goals and building strategies together. That includes managing panic symptoms, coping with grief, and addressing guilt and shame.
How Amanda works
Amanda also draws on mindfulness practices and skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy, which help with emotional regulation and staying present when emotions feel overwhelming. Motivational Interviewing helps people find their own reasons to change, especially around addictive behaviors or difficult life transitions. Her background includes long-term clinical work in Kentucky with mood disorders, post-traumatic stress, and compassion fatigue.
Amanda supports work on women’s issues and Seasonal Affective Disorder when relevant. She frames therapy as a collaborative effort and adapts tools to fit each person’s life. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused.
Amanda helps clients build skills, track progress, and adjust plans as needed. She aims for clear next steps after each meeting so people leave with something to try between sessions.
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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 | LPCC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 21 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Kentucky |
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Online support options
Practical therapy approaches for online care
Amanda uses Client-Centered Therapy to create a respectful, listening-first environment where the person’s goals guide each session. This approach is about understanding what matters to the client and shaping work around those priorities.She also integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills to help people manage intense emotions and reduce impulsive reactions. DBT skills are useful for handling anger, panic, and ongoing mood swings through concrete tools for emotional regulation and distress tolerance.
Mindfulness Therapy is part of her toolbox as well, teaching simple attention and breathing practices to reduce rumination and increase focus during stressful moments. These practices pair well with other skills to support day-to-day coping.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences and then suggest a combination of methods to try. Plans are adjusted over time based on what is helping.
Online sessions can include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video is useful for deeper conversation and visual cues, while phone calls can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when someone prefers not to be on camera. These options make it simpler to keep therapy going around work, family, and other commitments.
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