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Amanda Dunn

Supportive counselor for stress and parenting

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

About Amanda

Amanda Dunn is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Colorado with eight years of experience in mental health. She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, parenting concerns, and relationship or intimacy-related issues. Her approach is straightforward and down-to-earth for busy parents seeking help.

She speaks English and meets with clients using video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Amanda describes her counseling as warm and client-centered. She listens first, then works with each person to set clear, realistic goals.

Background and approach

Sessions often include practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to change unhelpful thinking and behavior. She also draws on EMDR when trauma memories are part of the problem. Parents who feel overwhelmed by sleep problems, mood shifts, or the daily stress of caregiving can expect concrete strategies.

Conversation in sessions moves between skill practice and honest reflection. Amanda aims to help people find more balance and clearer priorities as they handle life changes. For relationship concerns she uses tools informed by the Gottman Method to improve communication and reduce conflict.

Amanda is comfortable discussing diverse identities and sexual expression, including kink and non-monogamous relationship styles. She frames work as collaborative and avoids a one-size-fits-all plan. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time and cost varies with location and therapist availability.

International clients are not currently accepted. To begin, a prospective client completes a short matching questionnaire and schedules based on the therapist's availability.

Helping parents and individuals with practical approaches online

Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and building a respectful relationship. This approach helps people feel heard and guides the work by their goals and values rather than imposing a fixed plan.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, helps identify unhelpful thoughts and patterns and replace them with more helpful behaviors. It is useful for anxiety, depression, panic, sleep issues, and everyday stress that gets in the way of functioning.

Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, EMDR, is used when past traumatic memories continue to cause distress. It combines memory work with focused attention to reduce the intensity of those memories and their effects.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will talk with each person about needs, goals, and comfort with different methods, and then tailor sessions so they fit the client. That collaborative process helps decide whether to focus on skills from CBT, trauma processing with EMDR, or other strategies.

Online therapy offers practical benefits for busy parents and people with tight schedules. Video calls let sessions mirror in-person conversation, phone sessions allow for flexibility, and live chat or text-based messaging can support shorter check-ins or between-session coaching. These options make it easier to work on stress, parenting challenges, sleep, mood, and relationships without long commutes.

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.

EMDR

A structured protocol used with distressing memories, pairing recall with guided attention tasks. Some therapists adapt it for video sessions; whether that fits is worth asking about directly.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Amanda address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, parenting, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and related challenges listed in her specialty areas.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm and client-centered, focusing on listening first and then collaborating on practical goals and skills to use between sessions.
What is her professional background?
Amanda has eight years of experience in the mental health field, primarily in outpatient settings working with a range of concerns including trauma and anxiety.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor - LPC in Colorado with license CO LPC LPC.0015789.
Can sessions be conducted in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Sessions are available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How does cost and billing work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with Amanda?
Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.

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Experience
8 years
Licensed
Colorado
Languages
English

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