Dr. Amanda Antis
Calm, practical therapy for life transitions
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed in
- California
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Amanda
Dr. Amanda Antis uses evidence-based therapies to help people manage stress, anxiety, relationship strains, and mood concerns. She is a licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) practicing in California with 15 years of experience.
Her approach is direct and practical, focused on real problems and useful skills rather than jargon. She speaks English and works remotely using several online formats. In sessions she blends Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help clients notice patterns and make small, sustainable changes.
Background and approach
She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy to keep conversations grounded in respect and empathy. Sessions can include problem-solving, skill practice, and talk through of difficult feelings. Dr.
Antis has worked with a wide range of concerns including depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, bipolar mood challenges, ADHD, and compassion fatigue. She also addresses issues like communication problems, codependency, body image, and family problems. Her focus includes both immediate coping skills and longer-term ways to shift habits.
Practicality guides her work. She partners with each person to tailor plans that fit daily life and goals. That might mean short-term skills-focused work or a slower exploration of underlying patterns.
Her style aims to be flexible, straightforward, and supportive. To start, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a session. Therapy sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time, and meeting options include video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, focuses on noticing thoughts and feelings without getting stuck in them and then choosing actions that match personal values. It can help with anxiety, stress, and major life changes by teaching simple, practical exercises to stay present and act in meaningful ways.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and teaches specific skills to change unhelpful patterns. CBT is useful for depression, anxiety, and problem behaviors because it breaks issues into concrete steps and practices that fit daily life.
Finding the right approach is part of therapy. The therapist will work together with the client to choose or combine methods based on needs, goals, and preferences. That collaborative process helps shape session pace and focus so the work feels relevant and doable.
Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to keep momentum between meetings. Licensed professionals can use these formats to teach skills, review progress, and support practical problem-solving without requiring travel.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.
Client-Centered Therapy
The direction comes from you rather than from a set programme. The therapist offers a warm, non-judgemental space to think out loud and work at your own pace. Online, this rests on the relationship rather than on being in the same room.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
CBT looks at the link between what you think, how you feel, and what you do. You work on noticing unhelpful patterns and practising steadier responses. It suits online sessions well, because much of the work happens between appointments and can be talked through from anywhere.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
Also works with
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Family conflicts
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
Next step
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