Marvin Amos , LPC-MHSP

Marvin Amos is a licensed professional counselor with 12 years of experience helping people navigate hard moments. He focuses on practical steps to manage mood problems, trauma, eating concerns, bipolar disorder, depression, and ADHD. Marvin works with people who want clearer coping tools and steadier day-to-day functioning.

He keeps sessions straightforward and goal-oriented. Conversations focus on what is happening now and what small changes could make life easier. He listens for patterns in thoughts, feelings, and behavior, then offers simple skills to try between sessions.

Marvin uses approaches that translate into real tasks and practice. He often blends cognitive behavioral techniques with acceptance-based and emotion-regulation strategies to help people reduce distress and act in line with their values. Sessions include practice, feedback, and problem solving tailored to each person’s needs.

He has worked with people dealing with abandonment, attachment challenges, adoption and foster care issues, substance concerns, and the stress of caregiving. He also supports those facing communication struggles, control issues, and distress after separation or disaster.

Marvin practices in Tennessee and conducts sessions in English. He aims to help people feel more capable of handling daily ups and downs, regain a sense of direction, and build small habits that add up to change.

How his approaches translate to online care

Marvin often uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and taking values-based actions even when emotions are hard. ACT helps people with depression, anxiety, and struggles that get in the way of what matters to them.

He also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches concrete skills to shift unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for mood problems, eating concerns, and managing ADHD-related challenges.

Choosing the right approach is a joint process. Marvin will discuss goals, try techniques, and adjust the plan based on what feels helpful. The first few sessions often include practical exercises to see what works best for each person.

Online sessions are offered by video, phone, live chat, and text-based messaging to match different needs. Video is useful for deeper, hour-long work when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be simpler when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for quick skills practice, reminders, and ongoing support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules and to continue work from different settings.