Amanda Dodd , LCSW

Amanda Dodd is a licensed clinical social worker with 14 years of experience helping people manage anxiety, depression, relationship strain, and sleep problems. She offers both faith-based and secular approaches and is comfortable discussing sexual diversity and kink in therapy. Amanda emphasizes the client’s own knowledge of their life and builds on strengths to face current challenges.

She uses straightforward, practical methods. Sessions focus on clear goals and steps that a person can try between appointments. Amanda listens closely, reflects what she hears, and helps people test new ways of coping when they feel stuck.

Her work draws on client-centered principles that prioritize each person’s experience. Cognitive behavioral techniques help people notice patterns of thinking that feed stress or low mood. Dialectical behavior strategies offer tools for managing intense emotions and improving relationships.

Amanda also weaves in mindfulness and motivational interviewing to support change and sustain progress. Mindfulness practices help reduce reactivity and improve focus. Motivational interviewing helps clarify personal values and strengthen commitment to goals.

She has experience with a wide range of concerns, including addictions, grief, parenting stress, body image, and ADHD. Amanda supports people dealing with abandonment, attachment struggles, blended family issues, chronic illness, and codependency. Her approach is adaptable to different life circumstances and cultural backgrounds.

Online approaches that focus on skills and strengths

Amanda uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy as core approaches in online sessions. Client-centered work means the conversation stays focused on the person’s priorities and experience. The therapist reflects and supports the client as they decide what matters most. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and replace them with practical strategies that reduce anxiety, improve sleep, and lift mood.

She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy when people need tools to manage strong emotions or improve communication. DBT provides specific skills for emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and relationship effectiveness, which can be practiced between sessions. Together, choosing an approach is collaborative; Amanda will talk with the person about goals, try out methods, and adjust the plan based on what works best for them.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let therapy resemble an in-person session and help maintain visual cues. Phone sessions work well for shorter check-ins or when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging allow frequent, brief touchpoints and can fit into busy schedules. These options make it easier to keep consistent work on stress, relationships, addiction recovery, and other concerns without major disruptions to daily life.