Amanda Elliott, LCPC - Therapist in Maine

About Amanda

Amanda Elliott is a licensed clinical professional counselor who focuses on practical, person-centered work. She approaches sessions with respect for each person's story and strengths. Amanda aims to make the first steps toward change feel manageable and clear.

She offers a calm presence and steady support while clients figure things out. She uses approaches that help people problem-solve and heal from difficult events. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and change patterns that feed stress and anxiety.

Background and approach

Trauma-Focused Therapy supports recovery after hurtful experiences by building safety and gradual processing. In sessions Amanda listens closely to what matters most and helps set small, doable goals. Conversations tend to be straightforward and rooted in daily life.

Guidance includes coping skills, communication practice, and ways to rebuild confidence. Amanda has professional experience working with concerns such as stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, grief, parenting, eating issues, anger, and ADHD. She also addresses related topics like codependency, family problems, and multicultural concerns.

She is licensed in Maine as an LCPC - Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor. Amanda offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time, and scheduling begins after completing a short matching questionnaire.

How Amanda's Approaches Work Online

Amanda uses Client-Centered Therapy to make space for each person's perspective. This approach focuses on listening, validating feelings, and helping clients identify their own solutions. It can be useful when someone needs a supportive place to sort through parenting pressures, grief, or identity concerns.

She also draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy or CBT, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. CBT offers clear exercises and small steps to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and tackle unhelpful habits that get in the way of daily life.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Amanda discusses goals and preferences with each client and adjusts methods over time. Together they decide which tools and pacing feel most helpful for the person’s needs and situation.

Online therapy can make regular work on emotional health easier to fit into busy days. Video calls let people meet face-to-face from home, while phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging provide options for shorter check-ins or when schedules are tight. These formats make it simpler to practice skills between sessions and stay consistent with care.

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.

Trauma-Focused Therapy

Work that takes difficult past experience into account and moves at a pace you set, with attention to feeling steady before anything else. Being in your own space can make that easier for some people.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does Amanda address?

Amanda works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, depression, grief, parenting, eating issues, anger, career stress, bipolar, compassion fatigue, and ADHD.

How would you describe Amanda's therapy style?

She uses a person-centered approach and practical techniques from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and trauma-focused methods to help clients set goals and build coping skills.

What is her professional background?

Amanda has four years of professional experience supporting people through life changes, emotional pain, and relationship challenges.

Where is Amanda licensed to practice?

She is licensed in Maine as an LCPC with licence number ME LCPC CC6953.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with Amanda?

International clients are not currently accepted.

What session formats are available?

She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.

How does payment and scheduling work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire.

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Experience: 4 years
Licensed: Maine
Languages: English

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