About Amanda
Amanda Ulmer uses a warm, person-centered approach to help people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or low self-esteem. She is identified by her LPC-MH credential, which stands for Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health, and also holds an LPC license. Amanda writes plainly and listens carefully to what matters most to each person.
In sessions she blends attachment-based work with practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy. That means she pays attention to how early relationships shape current patterns and then teaches concrete skills to manage strong emotions and change unhelpful thoughts.
How Amanda works
Sessions focus on real-life problems like relationship conflict, parenting strain, or trouble with commitment and communication. Amanda also addresses issues tied to family of origin, abandonment, codependency, and forgiveness. She supports people coping with body image concerns, caregiver stress, divorce or separation, and the shame or guilt that can follow life transitions.
The aim is to reduce distress and build more reliable ways of coping. Her style is respectful and nonjudgmental. She offers space to talk through painful feelings while also suggesting exercises and small steps to try between sessions.
People who want a straightforward, compassionate therapist may find this approach helpful. Amanda practices in South Dakota and brings six years of professional experience to her work. She conducts sessions in English and offers several online formats to fit different schedules.
Amanda lists 9 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.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Parenting issues
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Personality disorders
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Registers | LPC-MH, LPC |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 6 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | South Dakota |
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Online support options
How Amanda's Approaches Translate to Online Care
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early connections shape current relationships and patterns. In online sessions this approach helps identify repeated relationship dynamics and offers new ways to relate that feel safer and more stable. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on spotting unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors. Online CBT often includes short exercises to try between sessions and practical tools to reduce anxiety or low mood. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. Those skills can be practiced during video or chat sessions and reinforced with homework messages. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Amanda will collaborate with each person to pick or combine methods that match their goals, needs, and daily routine. She will check in and adjust strategies as progress is made so therapy stays useful and relevant. Online formats offer flexibility and different ways to connect. Video calls are useful when visual cues matter and for longer sessions. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging make brief check-ins, skill practice, or scheduling simpler and can fit into a busy day. These options help people maintain momentum and use therapy in ways that match their life.Start online instead of waiting
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