Amanda Hawkins , LCSW

Amanda Hawkins is a licensed clinical social worker with nine years of experience in Florida. She focuses on helping people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and questions about identity and sexuality, including LGBT concerns. Her approach emphasizes the client's perspective and strengths. Amanda talks plainly and makes practical plans people can use right away.

She believes each person knows their own story best. Sessions center on the client's goals and immediate needs. Amanda uses clear listening and guided reflection to help people name what matters and choose small next steps.

Amanda draws on client-centered methods to build trust and to follow what each person brings to the room. She also uses skills from dialectical behavior therapy to teach emotional regulation and distress tolerance. Mindfulness techniques help clients notice patterns and respond differently in stressful moments.

When practical change is the goal, she applies solution-focused and narrative tools to identify resources and rewrite limiting stories. That can look like setting short-term tasks, shifting negative self-talk, or practicing grounding skills between sessions. Sessions aim to be straightforward and action-oriented.

People seeking support for parenting strain, intimacy-related concerns, career stress, postpartum challenges, or life transitions may find this approach useful. Amanda emphasizes collaboration, respect, and steady progress. She supports people as they work toward clearer priorities and more manageable daily routines.

Online approaches and how they help

Amanda integrates client-centered work with skills-based therapies to meet a range of needs. Client-centered Therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and following the client's priorities so sessions reflect what matters most. This approach helps when someone needs to feel understood and to clarify goals.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, provides concrete skills for managing intense emotions, reducing impulsive reactions, and tolerating distress. These skills can be useful for anxiety, mood swings, and handling difficult moments between sessions.

Finding the right mix of approaches is part of the work. Amanda collaborates with each person to identify which methods match their goals and preferences. Together they try strategies, check what helps, and adjust the plan as needed.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues help, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited or a camera feels like too much, and live chat or text messaging are useful for brief check-ins or step-by-step coaching between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to keep momentum between meetings.