Amanda Phillips , LICSW, LISW

Amanda Phillips is a licensed clinical social worker with two decades of experience helping people navigate strong emotions and difficult life events. She holds LICSW and LISW credentials and practices from Alabama. Amanda focuses on practical steps people can use to feel steadier in daily life.

Amanda helps people facing stress and anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, and intimacy-related struggles. She also supports those dealing with grief, sleep problems, caregiver strain, codependency, and relationship communication problems. Her work includes concerns related to pregnancy and childbirth, veteran and armed forces issues, and women's issues.

Her style centers on listening first and treating each person as the expert on their life. Sessions focus on clear goals, small behavior changes, and skills that can be practiced between meetings. She draws on approaches that teach tools for managing strong feelings and changing unhelpful patterns.

Amanda has worked with people who have experienced domestic violence, post-traumatic stress, and other trauma. She also helps with life transitions such as divorce, career changes, and parenting strain. Amanda aims to make starting therapy feel achievable and respectful.

People who choose Amanda can expect a calm, straightforward approach that blends skill-building with supportive listening. She emphasizes compassion for hard moments and practical steps forward. Taking the first step can be difficult, and she works to make that step easier for each person.

Therapeutic approaches that fit your life online

Amanda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help identify unhelpful thoughts and build practical skills for reducing anxiety and depression. CBT focuses on changing patterns of thinking and behavior that get in the way of daily functioning.

She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy which teaches people to notice difficult emotions while committing to what matters most in their life. ACT can be useful for coping with grief, stress, and major life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Amanda will discuss goals and preferences and then tailor methods to fit the person's needs. That collaborative plan can change as progress is made or new priorities emerge.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversation. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging work well for ongoing support, brief coaching, or layering skills practice between sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy schedule and maintain continuity during life transitions.