Amanda Gragg , LMHC, LPC

Amanda Gragg is a licensed clinician who focuses on women's concerns such as stress, body image, and self-esteem. She has 15 years of experience helping people facing anxiety, depression, grief, and the aftermath of trauma. Amanda speaks plainly and aims to make the first steps feel manageable for someone who is worried or overwhelmed.

Amanda uses practical tools to reduce symptoms and build coping skills. She helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors that lead to quicker relief. Sessions often include short exercises, goal-setting, and check-ins that track small wins.

She draws on approaches like cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness to help people regulate emotions and sleep better. Motivational interviewing and solution-focused methods are part of the work when someone needs help finding direction or changing habits, such as with substance use or impulsivity.

Amanda pays attention to how life roles and caregiving stress affect mental health. She supports people dealing with communication problems, isolation, guilt or shame, and the impact of mood disorders. The goal is to restore a sense of purpose and improve day-to-day functioning.

Her style is straightforward and compassionate. Amanda helps people create plans they can try between sessions and adjusts the pace to match each person's needs. She practices in Wisconsin as an LMHC and a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC.

Approaches that translate to online care

Amanda commonly uses cognitive behavioral techniques and mindfulness in her online work. Cognitive behavioral methods focus on noticing thoughts and testing new actions to reduce anxiety or depression symptoms. Mindfulness practices teach simple ways to calm attention and improve sleep and emotion regulation.

She also draws on motivational interviewing when people are ready to change habits like substance use or impulsive behavior. That approach helps clarify personal reasons for change and builds motivation step by step. Amanda treats the choice of method as a collaboration and will help clients try different approaches until they find what fits their goals and style.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy lives. Video calls allow conversations that approximate in-person sessions. Phone sessions can be used when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief updates, coping support between sessions, or when writing helps someone reflect. Together these options make it easier to fit therapy into work, caregiving, or treatment for ongoing mood and stress concerns.