About Amanda
Amanda Spahn is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Utah. She helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, depression, stress, or big life changes. Her style is warm and direct, aimed at helping clients build self-understanding and stronger coping skills.
Amanda focuses on problems like low self-esteem, panic attacks, obsessive thoughts, and the ups and downs of bipolar and seasonal mood changes. She also pays attention to issues around abandonment, attachment, codependency, and shame.
How Amanda works
Sessions look at practical steps for managing symptoms and improving everyday routines. Her approach centers on helping people grow self-love and find a clearer sense of purpose. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide conversations and to build coping strategies that fit each person's life.
Amanda emphasizes collaboration so clients shape their own goals and progress. Clients can expect a space that is nonjudgmental and supportive while staying focused on measurable change. Amanda works with women on concerns related to women's issues as part of her broader practice areas.
She also helps with smoking or vaping cessation when that goal arises in sessions. With three years of clinical experience, Amanda combines practical skill with a straightforward, empathetic manner. She communicates in English and provides sessions to people located in Utah, using formats that fit busy schedules and varied needs.
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
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Codependency
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Life purpose
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Phobias
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 3 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Utah |
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Online support options
Therapeutic approaches and online care
Amanda draws on evidence-based techniques that help people manage symptoms and change patterns. One common method focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against real-life evidence to reduce anxiety and low mood; this helps with panic, social anxiety, and depressed thinking. Another approach targets repetitive behaviors and intrusive thoughts by teaching step-by-step strategies to reduce compulsions and regain control over daily routines; this is useful for obsessive-compulsive experiences and phobias.Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Amanda works collaboratively to see what fits best for each person's goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts methods over time based on how someone responds and what they find most helpful.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when schedules allow. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can fit a break during a busy day. Live chat and text messaging support shorter check-ins, ongoing reflection, or when written conversation feels easier. These formats aim to help people access consistent care around everyday life demands.
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