About Amy
Amy Mannahan is a licensed clinical social worker (LICSW) in Alabama who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, and depression. She supports people dealing with parenting strain, intimacy issues, anger, and self-esteem. Amy also offers coaching around motivation, forgiveness, infidelity, loneliness, self-love, and social anxiety.
She approaches work from a client-centered stance, treating each person as the expert on their own life. Sessions focus on the client’s strengths and practical steps that fit day-to-day life.
How Amy works
Amy uses straightforward tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Therapy starts with listening. Amy asks about what matters now and what the client hopes to change.
Together they set clear, manageable goals and track small steps toward them. Sessions can include problem-solving, practice of new skills, and short assignments to try between meetings. Amy aims to make sessions useful and down-to-earth, with a focus on what people can do differently this week.
Her style is supportive and collaborative. She encourages people to notice progress and build on strengths. Amy frames setbacks as learning moments and helps people plan the next step.
Amy lists 2 ways of working on the entry:
What Amy works with
The areas below are the ones Amy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also listed
- Anger management
- Coaching
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Forgiveness
- Infidelity
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
Training and background
| Register | LICSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 5 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Alabama |
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Online support options
How client-centered work and CBT fit online
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and building on a person’s strengths. It helps when someone needs a supportive space to make sense of feelings and decide what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at patterns of thought and behavior and teaches practical skills to change them. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and social fears.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss goals and preferences and together decide whether a client-centered style, CBT techniques, or a blend makes the most sense. That collaborative choice can change over time as needs shift.
Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video calls let people work face-to-face from another location. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when clients prefer not to use video. Live chat and text messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick coaching, or when someone wants to communicate without scheduling a full session. These options help people fit therapy into busy lives and keep progress moving forward.
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A practical next step
Write down two things you would want to be different in six months. That is the most useful thing to bring to a first session, whoever it is with. If you would rather start now than keep reading, online sessions are the quickest route.
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