Amanda Hager , LPC

Amanda Hager is a Licensed Professional Counselor with eight years of clinical experience in New Jersey. She approaches therapy as a collaborative process and takes time to learn each person's story. Amanda focuses on practical steps people can use to feel steadier and more in control of daily life.

Amanda pays close attention to how culture, community, family, and systems shape a person’s struggles. She avoids seeing someone as just a list of symptoms and instead looks for strengths to build on. That perspective often helps people who feel stuck by expectations or past harms.

Her work includes support for depression, anxiety, stress, trauma and abuse, and problems with intimacy and relationships. She also addresses concerns related to eating and body image, addictions, grief, ADHD, and identity issues including gender dysphoria and LGBT concerns. Amanda lists additional focuses such as blended family challenges, caregiver stress, codependency, and infidelity.

Sessions aim to be open and judgment free so clients can say things they may not share elsewhere. Amanda uses conversational, down-to-earth language and practical goals that fit everyday life. She adapts the pace and focus as needs change over time.

Amanda draws on client-centered, existential, narrative, and solution-focused approaches to guide her work. These approaches inform how she listens, helps people make new meanings, and builds short-term steps toward clearer choices.

Approaches that guide remote work

Amanda commonly uses client-centered therapy and narrative therapy in online sessions. Client-centered therapy means the conversation centers on the person's priorities and pace, helping them notice strengths and make choices that feel right. Narrative therapy focuses on the stories people tell about themselves and looks for new meanings that reduce shame or stuckness.

Finding the best approach is a team effort. The therapist will listen to goals and preferences, then suggest options and try techniques together to see what fits. That collaborative process helps tailor short-term goals and longer-term direction based on what the client wants.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs. Video works well for deeper conversations and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when a session needs less bandwidth or to fit a break at work. Live chat and text messaging make quick check-ins and ongoing reflection possible outside of scheduled calls. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into daily life.