- Stress and anxiety
- Trauma and grief
- Life transitions
About Amanda
Amanda Lindsey is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) with 15 years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and major life changes. Amanda approaches each person as the expert of their own story and focuses on the strengths they already have.
She offers straightforward, practical conversations about what feels stuck and what needs to change. Sessions often focus on coping skills for intense feelings, ways to manage day-to-day stress, and steps to move through loss. Amanda listens for patterns that keep people stuck and helps them try different responses in real life.
Her background includes long-term clinical work in Florida across settings that exposed her to trauma, grief, chronic health concerns, and caregiving stress. That experience informs how she supports people managing layered challenges, such as chronic illness combined with mood concerns or caregiving strain alongside grief.
In sessions she centers what the client wants to address first and then uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide practical work. Conversations may include learning emotion regulation tools, rehearsing clearer communication, and testing small behavior changes between meetings.
She encourages clients to set the pace and to use their existing strengths as a foundation for change. People who feel directionless after a job, relationship, health change, or life transition may find this approach helpful for clarifying next steps.
Therapeutic approaches and working online
Amanda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address common problems like anxiety, grief, and trauma. One common approach focuses on teaching emotion regulation skills so people can tolerate intense feelings without being overwhelmed; this helps with panic, persistent worry, and strong grief reactions. Another approach emphasizes behavioral experiments and small, testable changes in daily routines to shift patterns that maintain depression or avoidance; this can be useful for motivation and confidence after a life change.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Amanda collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress or new priorities emerge. The client’s goals guide which techniques are emphasized in sessions.
The biography does not list specific session formats. Please confirm available online or in-person formats before booking. In general, working with a licensed professional online can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, or allow check-ins that focus on a specific problem between larger sessions. Some formats can be better for quick updates while others suit deeper therapeutic work; Amanda will help decide what fits your schedule and needs.
Areas of expertise
Additional focus areas
Experience
15+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address?
Amanda helps people with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and coping with life changes. She also works with related issues such as attachment, abandonment, body image, and caregiver stress.
How does she approach someone who feels stuck?
She starts by listening to what matters to the client and identifying patterns that keep them stuck. Then she uses evidence-based techniques to practice new responses and coping skills.
What is her clinical experience?
She has 15 years of professional experience working in Florida settings that included trauma, grief, chronic illness, and caregiving issues.
What credentials and location apply?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Florida.
Does she work in other languages or with international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats does she offer?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button then complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger, use the crisis numbers.