About Mandy
Mandy Knight is a licensed clinical social worker who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, relationship and parenting challenges. She offers straightforward care for depression, self-esteem struggles, ADHD concerns, and major life changes. Mandy works with adults and young adults to identify practical steps they can use right away.
She earned a Master of Social Work from the University of Oklahoma and holds LCSW licenses in Oklahoma and Montana.
How Mandy works
Mandy began clinical work in 2014 after a varied career supporting at-risk youth in juvenile detention, residential behavioral treatment, and child welfare. Those early roles shaped how she notices strengths and risks in families and individuals. Sessions emphasize clear goals and usable skills.
Mandy draws from client-centered methods to listen and follow each person’s priorities. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to help people change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and solution-focused strategies to create short-term plans. Her background includes intake assessments, medical social work, and work with partial hospitalization programs for children who needed intensive services.
That variety gives her experience with trauma, personality concerns, attention differences, and family tension. Mandy describes therapy as a collaborative process where small changes add up. People who choose her often want a down-to-earth approach that mixes practical tools with time to tell their story.
She helps people make realistic plans, practice new skills, and track gradual improvements over time.
Mandy lists 7 ways of working on the entry:
What Mandy works with
The areas below are the ones Mandy selected when setting up a profile. The first few are listed as the main focus; the rest are also named.
Also listed
- ADHD
- Adoption and foster care
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Dependent personality
- Depression
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Training and background
| Register | LCSW |
|---|---|
| Years in practice | 11 |
| Languages | English |
| Session format | Online: video, phone, live chat or messaging |
| Country | Montana |
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Online support options
Approaches that guide online sessions
Client-centered therapy focuses on understanding each person's perspective and priorities, giving people space to say what matters most while the therapist follows their lead. It helps when someone needs acceptance and a chance to sort thoughts and feelings out in their own words.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts and actions influence mood. In sessions this means identifying unhelpful thinking, testing new ideas, and practicing different responses to reduce anxiety, panic, or low mood.
Motivational interviewing helps people find motivation to change by exploring their own reasons and goals for making a shift. It often supports work on substance use, shifting habits, or committing to parenting or relationship changes.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, try methods that fit those goals, and adjust as needed. This is a collaborative process where techniques are selected based on what the person wants to accomplish.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow full conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth or camera use is limited, and live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins or brief skill practice between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between meetings.
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