Amanda Marcum , LCSW

Amanda Marcum is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 18 years of experience. She practices in Indiana and draws on several therapy styles to help people manage stress, anxiety, grief, addiction, and relationship struggles. Amanda emphasizes a warm, nonjudgmental approach so clients feel heard and respected from the start.

Amanda earned a Master of Social Work from Indiana University with a specialization in children and families. Her background includes work across multiple settings with adolescents and adults facing depression, trauma or abuse, family conflict, and LGBT-related stressors. She has also supported people dealing with bipolar disorder, ADHD, and substance issues.

In sessions she focuses on building a strong working relationship first. She believes that feeling comfortable with a therapist opens the door to change. From there she helps people increase awareness, identify patterns, and try practical steps that fit daily life.

Amanda uses client-centered conversation alongside Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness exercises. She also draws on motivational interviewing and solution-focused strategies to set small, doable goals. These tools are adapted to concerns like parenting strain, intimacy-related issues, abandonment wounds, and blended family challenges.

Her practice offers a mix of messaging, live chat, phone, and video sessions. Amanda typically responds to messages during daytime hours Monday through Friday and aims to coordinate scheduling directly with each person. She invites people to reach out and explore whether working together could help bring movement to a stuck situation.

How Amanda Uses Practical Approaches Online

Amanda often blends client-centered work with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and mindfulness to meet clients where they are. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening with empathy and helping people feel understood so they can talk through their struggles and decide what matters most. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy looks at thoughts, feelings, and behaviors together and uses simple exercises to change unhelpful patterns that contribute to anxiety, depression, or stress. Mindfulness Therapy teaches brief attention and breathing practices to ease emotional reactivity and improve focus during hard moments.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Amanda will listen to your goals, try a method, and adjust based on what helps you make progress. She encourages people to give techniques a few tries and to share how each one fits into daily life so together they can shape a practical plan.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to suit different needs. Video is useful for full conversations and exercises, phone calls work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat is helpful for shorter check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, parenting, or busy days while keeping focus on real-world steps and skills.