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Amanda Costa

Compassionate practical therapy for life changes

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Credentials
LCMHC
Experience
5 years
Licensed in
Utah
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Amanda

Amanda Costa is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (LCMHC) practicing in Utah. She centers sessions on listening and understanding, creating space where people can speak openly about difficult topics. Her style is straightforward and supportive, aimed at helping someone take the first steps toward a happier, more manageable life.

She draws on several evidence-based methods to address problems like anxiety, depression, addictions, and relationship struggles. Sessions often focus on practical skills for coping with stress, managing strong emotions, and improving communication.

Background and approach

When needed, she uses structured techniques to work through trauma symptoms and painful memories. With five years of experience Amanda blends a client-centered stance with skills-based work. Client-centered means the person's goals guide each session.

Skills-based tools come from approaches like cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy to build strategies clients can use outside session. She also uses eye movement desensitization and reprocessing, EMDR, for clients who have distressing memories that affect daily life. That technique is introduced carefully and paced to each person’s readiness.

Amanda commonly supports people dealing with grief, career transitions, parenting challenges, and identity-related concerns. She aims to make therapy practical and approachable, helping people develop clearer steps to feel steadier and more in control.

Approaches and how they translate to online care

Amanda regularly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and EMDR in her work. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying patterns of thought and behavior and trying out small, concrete changes to improve mood and coping. EMDR involves a structured process to help reduce the intensity of distressing memories when those memories interfere with daily life.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work together with each person to decide whether CBT, EMDR, or another method fits best based on goals and what feels comfortable. That plan can change over time as needs shift.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. These formats provide flexibility for people juggling work, parenting, or travel and allow follow-up between sessions when helpful. Licensed professionals can deliver the same skill-building work and trauma-focused techniques remotely, so practical progress can continue even when meeting virtually.

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 kinds of concerns can be addressed here?
Amanda helps with a wide range of issues including addictions, anxiety, depression, grief, stress, relationship and intimacy concerns, parenting, sleep and eating problems, and work or career challenges.
How does Amanda approach therapy?
She combines a client-centered stance with practical techniques from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy, and uses EMDR when working through distressing memories.
What is her professional background?
She holds a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor credential and has five years of professional experience working with people facing trauma, addictions, and life transitions.
Where is this therapist licensed and based?
She is licensed in Utah under LCMHC 10881085-6004 and practices from that state.
Which languages are supported and can international clients connect?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different preferences and schedules.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Amanda?
To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
5 years
Licensed
Utah
Languages
English

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