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Online therapist

Amanda Dodd

Empathetic LCSW guiding practical change

Credentials
LCSW
Experience
14 years
Licensed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Amanda

Amanda Dodd is a licensed clinical social worker in Virginia who centers work on the client’s experience. She draws on person-focused methods to listen first, then helps people set practical goals they can reach. Amanda balances direct tools with an open, nonjudgmental attitude so clients feel heard while trying new ways to cope.

She has 14 years of professional experience and supports people with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and stress.

Background and approach

Amanda also addresses relationship concerns, intimacy-related issues, and parenting challenges. She is kink-friendly, poly-friendly, and offers both faith-based and secular approaches depending on a person's needs. Her toolbox includes cognitive behavioral strategies to shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.

She uses dialectical behavior therapy skills for emotion regulation and mindfulness techniques to reduce reactivity. Motivational interviewing helps when someone is weighing change, such as with addictions or lifestyle shifts. Amanda pays attention to how past attachments and abandonment experiences shape current patterns.

She also helps with blended family issues, caregiver stress, body image and chronic illness adjustments. Conversations focus on workable steps clients can try between sessions. Sessions are offered in English and can take place by video, phone, live chat, or text messaging.

Amanda’s approach aims to match practical strategies with each person’s values and day-to-day life.

Therapeutic approaches for online care

Amanda blends a few practical methods in online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depression. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, teaches emotion regulation and distress tolerance skills useful for strong moods and relationship stress. Mindfulness techniques help ground attention and ease reactivity in daily life.

Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Amanda listens to each person's goals, values, and preferences and then suggests methods to try. Over time she and the client check what is working and adjust the plan together to make therapy fit everyday life.

Online therapy offers flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to keep regular appointments around work, caregiving, or health needs. The different formats also let people try shorter check-ins or longer sessions depending on what feels most helpful.

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 does this therapist address?
Amanda helps with stress, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting, grief, addictions, ADHD, and related concerns listed in her profile.
What is Amanda's general therapy style?
She uses a client-centered approach that emphasizes listening and collaboration, and combines practical techniques from CBT, DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Amanda has 14 years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including mood, anxiety, relationship, and behavioral issues.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds the LCSW credential and is licensed in Virginia with license number VA LCSW 0904010173.
In which languages can sessions be held?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
Which formats are available for sessions?
Therapy can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
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 if I want to work with Amanda?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

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