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Amanda Reid

Supportive LPC focused on practical parenting skills

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Credentials
LPC
Experience
8 years
Licensed in
South Carolina
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Amanda

Amanda Reid is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) with eight years of clinical experience. She uses a client-centered approach to meet people where they are. Amanda focuses on practical skills that make daily life easier for overwhelmed parents and individuals.

She aims to build a welcoming space where people can feel heard and find steady ways to cope. Amanda blends cognitive behavioral techniques to help change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

Background and approach

She also uses dialectical behavior therapy tools when emotions run high and skills training is needed. Motivational interviewing is part of her work to boost readiness for change and sustain progress. Her background includes work in outpatient settings and earlier roles as a substance abuse counselor and hospital therapist.

That experience shaped her focus on addiction, trauma, mood concerns, and coping with life changes. She draws on that history when helping people adjust routines and manage stress. Amanda addresses a broad set of concerns common in parenting and family life.

These include stress, anxiety, ADHD, depression, anger, self-esteem, and relationship communication problems. She also supports work on adoption and foster care issues, blended family challenges, attachment concerns, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and separation and divorce matters. Sessions emphasize practical coping skills: grounding, emotion regulation, and behavior change.

Amanda encourages small, steady steps and clear strategies parents can try between sessions. Her goal is to help people build routines and tools that make day-to-day life more manageable.

How Amanda’s Approaches Work Online

Amanda commonly uses client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) in her work. Client-centered therapy focuses on listening and building trust so people feel comfortable sharing what matters most. CBT looks at thoughts and behaviors and teaches practical steps to change patterns that cause stress or anxiety. DBT provides emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills when feelings become overwhelming and relationships are strained.

Choosing the right approach is a team process. Amanda will discuss goals, preferences, and what has or has not helped before. Together they decide which techniques to try first and adjust the plan as progress is made. The process is collaborative and paced to each person’s needs.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy family routines and to follow up between appointments. The format supports consistent practice of skills and lets people access care without long travel or time away from home.

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.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)

Concrete skills for riding out strong emotion, tolerating distress, and handling relationships without things escalating. The skills are practised in daily life, so between-session support by message or phone fits naturally.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Amanda commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and coping with life changes. Additional focuses include adoption and foster care, attachment issues, blended family issues, caregiver stress, chronic illness, and divorce or separation.
What is her therapy style like?
Her work is practical and client-centered, focusing on listening first and teaching skills that apply to daily life. She often uses cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior strategies alongside motivational interviewing to help people change patterns and manage intense emotions.
How much experience does she have?
Amanda has eight years of experience in counseling, including outpatient work and previous roles as a substance abuse counselor and therapist in a group home and hospital setting.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds the credential LPC, and her license number is SC LPC 8873. She practices in South Carolina.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English only and international clients are not accepted.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging for flexibility in how people connect.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
8 years
Licensed
South Carolina
Languages
English

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