- Client-centered care
- Skills-based strategies
- Support for codependency
About Amanda
Amanda Reid is an LPC who prefers to go by Mandy. She offers a direct, down-to-earth style that helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, and ADHD. Amanda aims to meet clients where they are and help them build everyday skills for coping and self-care.
She draws on client-centered care to create a welcoming space where people feel heard and respected. Amanda uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to help clients change unhelpful thoughts and build steady routines. Motivational interviewing also informs her approach when people want to shift habits or address substance use.
Amanda's background includes work as a substance abuse counselor and roles in group home and mental health hospital settings. Those experiences shaped how she helps people with trauma, anger, and complex mood symptoms. She focuses on grounding techniques, skill building, and small steps toward lasting change.
People often come to her for help with relationship patterns and codependency concerns, parenting stress, and life transitions such as separation or blended family adjustments. Amanda emphasizes practical coping strategies, increased self-awareness, and creating a reliable daily structure.
Sessions aim to be collaborative and paced to each person's needs. Amanda supports clients in identifying goals, practicing new skills between meetings, and tracking progress over time. Her approach is straightforward, compassionate, and focused on usable change.
How Amanda's approaches work in online therapy
Amanda uses client-centered therapy which focuses on listening, empathy, and helping people set their own goals. This approach helps when someone needs a supportive, nonjudgmental space to sort through stress and relationship patterns.She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect. CBT offers clear tools for anxiety, low mood, and managing unhelpful thinking. Dialectical behavior therapy contributes skills for emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and improving day-to-day coping during strong emotions.
Finding the right approach is a team effort. Amanda will work with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals, adjusting techniques over time. That collaborative process helps tailor sessions to what actually works for the individual.
Practical benefits of online therapy include easier fitting of sessions into a busy schedule and fewer travel demands. Online work can make brief check-ins or skills practice simpler during a lunch break or between appointments. Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available and can choose what best fits your routine.
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Experience
8+ years
Credentials
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Amanda commonly help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, ADHD, parenting strain, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar mood issues, and coping with life changes.
What is Amanda's therapeutic style like?
Her style is client-centered and collaborative, with a focus on practical skills from CBT and DBT and motivational interviewing to support behavior change.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Amanda has eight years of experience, including work as a substance abuse counselor and roles in group homes and mental health hospital settings.
What credentials and location apply to Amanda?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Carolina.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats should I expect?
Session formats are not listed here; please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin therapy with Amanda?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.
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