Amanda Dunlap , LISW-CP

Amanda Dunlap is a South Carolina licensed social worker with 10 years of clinical experience. She holds the LISW-CP credential, which reflects her state licensure, and she focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, and depression. Amanda centers the person’s own knowledge of their life and draws on practical tools to address current problems.

She works with people facing relationship and intimacy concerns and supports those coping with family strain and parenting challenges. She also helps clients dealing with trauma, bipolar symptoms, self-esteem struggles, and major life transitions. LGBTQ issues and gender dysphoria are included among the areas she addresses.

Amanda often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, helping people notice patterns of thinking and behavior that keep problems going and then trying different actions to test new ways of coping. Sessions are straightforward and goal-focused while still honoring each person’s values and pace.

Her approach is collaborative: she sees the client as the expert on their story and offers tools, feedback, and a steady presence. She aims to make the work manageable so changes fit into everyday life and feel realistic rather than overwhelming.

People who tend to benefit meet someone who wants practical steps and clear ideas to try between meetings. Amanda supports people through grief, addiction recovery efforts, relationship shifts, and the stress of caregiving and health changes. She encourages small experiments and steady progress.

For someone ready to try a different way of handling stress or sorrow, Amanda offers a calm, direct style and ten years of experience to guide the process.

How Amanda Uses CBT Online and What to Expect

Amanda practices Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on how thoughts and actions affect feelings. In simple steps she helps people identify unhelpful thinking, test new beliefs, and try different behaviors to see what changes. CBT is often used for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes or grief.

She frames the choice of approach as a collaborative process. Together with each client she discusses goals and preferences, then selects techniques that fit the person’s situation. If a method isn’t working, she adjusts the plan so the work stays useful and manageable.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video allows face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or for quick check-ins. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to fit short updates or brief support into a busy day. These options help people keep therapy consistent around work, caregiving, or health needs while still using CBT tools and homework between meetings.