Amanda Jordan , LCSW

Amanda Jordan is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 27 years of experience. She focuses on common and painful concerns like stress, anxiety, grief, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, and parenting. She also helps people navigate career changes, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and the strain of family conflict.

Amanda uses a straightforward, collaborative style. She listens first and helps people name what matters most. She teaches practical self-regulation skills that can be used between sessions. Her work blends evidence-based tools with careful attention to each person's goals.

Her approach borrows from client-centered work, cognitive behavioral methods, dialectical behavior techniques, the Gottman Method for relationships, and mindfulness practices. That mix supports both short-term problem solving and longer-term skill building. Amanda adapts methods to fit the issue and the person rather than following a single script.

She has extensive experience across many life stages and situations, including adoption and foster care concerns, attachment and family of origin issues, blended family stress, domestic violence, and coping after disasters. She also helps people with communication, control, commitment, and abandonment concerns. Amanda explains options clearly and maps out steps that feel manageable.

Amanda practices in Indiana and conducts sessions in English. She invites people to try practical strategies for coping, improving relationships, and building self-trust. If someone wants a coach-style focus or deeper therapy work, she will tailor the pace and plan to their needs.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Amanda commonly draws on client-centered therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy in online work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening, empathy, and helping the person steer the conversation so therapy follows their priorities. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood and teaches concrete strategies to change patterns that cause distress.

She also uses dialectical behavior therapy techniques when emotion regulation and strong reactions are central concerns. DBT skills teach ways to tolerate intense feelings, manage emotions, and improve interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with anxiety, anger, or relationship conflict. Together these approaches offer both short-term tools and longer-term skill building.

Finding the right mix of methods is part of the work. Amanda will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then recommend techniques that fit. That collaborative process helps shape a plan that can be adjusted over time as needs change.

Online therapy with her is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls support a full face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or messaging works well for brief check-ins, coaching-style guidance, or when a written record of strategies is helpful. These options give flexibility to fit therapy into a busy life.