- Practical skill building
- Collaborative goal setting
- Experience across settings
About Amanda
Amanda Mills is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor who helps people facing stress, anxiety, relationship strain, and changes in life. She practices in Ohio and speaks English. Amanda offers straightforward support for mood concerns, substance issues, grief, and questions about intimacy and self-worth.
She earned a master’s degree in Clinical Mental Health from John Carroll University and a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Taylor University. Since 2017 she has worked across inpatient care, intensive outpatient programs, outpatient groups, and private practice settings. That range informs how she shapes sessions for people with different needs.
Amanda draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based methods, client-centered work, cognitive behavioral techniques, and Dialectical Behavior Therapy. In sessions she focuses on practical skills, helping people notice patterns and try small changes that feel manageable. She aims for clear goals and steady progress rather than quick fixes.
The therapist's background includes work with mood disorders, depression, anxiety, relationship struggles, grief, and substance use concerns. She also has experience related to adoption and foster care, caregiver stress, attachment issues, and codependency. Amanda describes therapy as a collaborative process and emphasizes getting to know each person’s story.
She is comfortable supporting people thinking about career concerns, compassion fatigue, or parenting roles like fatherhood issues. Amanda invites clients to identify their goals and then build a plan together that fits their life and priorities.
Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online
Amanda uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to help people clarify what matters to them and take small, consistent steps toward those values. ACT is useful for anxiety, depression, and people who feel stuck in avoidance patterns.She also uses Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationships shape current patterns. This work can help with intimacy issues, codependency, and communication struggles by tracing how past connections influence present ones.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amanda treats therapy as a collaboration and will help pick methods that match a person's goals, preferences, and day-to-day needs. She often blends strategies rather than sticking to one model so the plan fits the person sitting across from her.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the session options before booking since formats are not listed here. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time. It can also make it simpler to keep continuity when life and schedules change. Amanda will discuss practical scheduling and format details when you begin so sessions can align with your routine and needs.
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Experience
8+ years
Credentials
Ohio
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Amanda help with?
Amanda works with many concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, relationship problems, grief, substance use, and codependency. She also supports people facing career strain, compassion fatigue, and attachment-related issues.
What is her general therapy style?
Her approach is practical and collaborative. She uses skills work, values clarification, and relationship-focused conversations to help people make changes that feel manageable.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of experience working since 2017 in inpatient care, intensive outpatient programs, outpatient groups, and private practice.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is an LPCC - Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor - practicing in Ohio. Her academic background includes a master’s in Clinical Mental Health from John Carroll University.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the United States work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what do they cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is shared during scheduling and may differ by region.
How do I begin working together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.
Profile details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. Credential and registration rules differ between the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.