Amanda Hawkins, LCSW - Therapist in Florida

About Amanda

Amanda Hawkins is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with nine years of professional practice in Florida. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and mood concerns. Amanda also supports those facing grief, trauma, identity-related issues, and struggles with self-esteem and motivation.

She frames the work around each person's strengths and experience. Her style is down-to-earth and supportive. Sessions begin by listening to the person's story and identifying what matters most.

Background and approach

Amanda looks for small, practical steps clients can try between meetings. She emphasizes collaboration and respects each client as the expert on their life. Amanda uses several approaches to guide the work.

She draws on client-centered methods to build trust and focus on goals. She also integrates mindfulness techniques to help with overwhelm and stress. When helpful, she brings in skills from dialectical behavior therapy to manage intense emotions.

Clients often come for help with parenting concerns, career decisions, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes. Amanda also has experience with topics like postpartum depression, aging and geriatric issues, and caregiving around serious illness. Sessions are offered in English and are available through a mix of live formats.

Amanda encourages people who are ready for change to take one small step toward support.

Approaches that guide online sessions

Amanda uses client-centered therapy to center each persons priorities and build a trusting working relationship. This approach emphasizes listening first and shaping goals around what the client wants to change, which helps when facing stress or self-esteem concerns.

She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy, or DBT, to teach concrete skills for managing intense emotions and improving emotional regulation. DBT skills can be useful for mood disorders, overwhelming anxiety, and moments of crisis. Mindfulness therapy is woven into sessions to help people notice stress and gain simple, everyday ways to slow down and respond rather than react.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist works together with each person to figure out what methods match their needs, goals, and preferences. Plans can change as progress is made and new priorities emerge.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These formats make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and to continue support during life transitions. The variety of options also lets people choose how they communicate best while working on coping skills, grief, identity questions, and parenting challenges.

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.

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.

Mindfulness Therapy

Attention training: noticing thoughts and physical feelings as they arrive without being carried off by them. Much of it is practice you do yourself, so guidance over video or audio works much as it would in person.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she address?

Amanda works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, bipolar and mood disorders, parenting and coping with life changes among other concerns listed in her profile.

What is her therapeutic style like?

She follows a collaborative, client-centered style and focuses on practical steps. Sessions aim to build on a persons strengths while teaching coping skills and mindfulness techniques.

How much experience does she have?

She has nine years of professional experience providing counseling and support in Florida.

What are her credentials and where is she licensed?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Florida with license number FL LCSW SW16893.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

Can international clients work with her?

She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Sessions may be conducted as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How do I get started with therapy?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapists availability.

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Experience: 9 years
Licensed: Florida
Languages: English

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