Amanda Ulmer , LPC-MH, LPC

Amanda Ulmer is a licensed professional counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, relationships, parenting strain, low self-esteem, and depression. She holds LPC-MH and LPC credentials and practices in South Dakota. Amanda aims to make the first steps feel simple and understandable for someone who is worried or overwhelmed.

Her sessions center on listening closely to each person’s story and working together to set practical goals. She uses straightforward tools to help people notice patterns, try new ways of responding, and build daily habits that feel realistic. Conversations stay grounded and aimed at things someone can try between sessions.

Amanda draws on approaches such as attachment-based and client-centered work to strengthen relationships with self and others. She also uses cognitive behavioral techniques to change unhelpful thinking and dialectical skills to manage strong emotions. These methods are woven into a collaborative process rather than given as one-size-fits-all solutions.

People often come for help with family of origin issues, communication problems, codependency, body image, and recovery from separation or domestic violence. Amanda also supports those coping with guilt, shame, abandonment concerns, and caregiver stress. Her practice pays attention to how past relationships shape present feelings.

Sessions are delivered in ways that fit a person’s life, and Amanda helps people figure out what will work best. She aims for a respectful, nonjudgmental approach and partners with clients to make steady progress.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Amanda uses attachment-based work to help people understand how early connections shape current relationships and emotional reactions. This approach is useful when someone wants to repair trust, improve closeness, or make sense of abandonment and family of origin issues.

She also uses client-centered methods that focus on listening, empathy, and building from a person’s strengths. That style helps people feel heard and supported while setting goals they actually want to pursue. Cognitive behavioral techniques are used to identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and lift low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of therapy. Amanda will collaborate with each person to decide which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. Together they try approaches and adjust the plan based on what helps most.

Online sessions are available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation, phone is handy when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a quick check-in, and text messaging supports ongoing prompts or short updates. These options make it easier to fit therapy into work, childcare, or travel schedules.