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Amanda Ihle

Skilled, steady support for stress and family concerns

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
16 years
Licensed in
Oregon
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Amanda

Amanda Ihle is a licensed clinical social worker who uses practical, evidence-informed therapies to help people manage stress and life changes. She combines Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive-behavioral techniques with mindfulness and a client-centered stance. Her tone is straightforward and calm, with a focus on what helps in daily life.

Amanda has 16 years of clinical experience. She spent eight years working with addiction medicine through Clark County Juvenile Court and provided on-campus treatment for several southwest Washington school districts.

Background and approach

For the past eight years she has been practicing clinical social work in a level one trauma emergency room in Portland, Oregon. In sessions she aims to build an open, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about thoughts and feelings. Conversations are practical and rooted in real problems.

Techniques include identifying helpful actions, addressing unhelpful thinking patterns, and teaching simple mindfulness skills that can be used at home. She supports people facing anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, and relationship or intimacy concerns. Amanda also addresses parenting challenges, sleep problems, anger, low self-esteem, ADHD-related struggles, and caregiver stress.

Her approach emphasizes collaboration. Clients and Amanda work together to set goals, try strategies, and adjust what isn’t working. The aim is steady, usable change that fits each person’s life.

Online approaches that fit busy lives

Amanda draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice what matters to them and take small actions toward those values, even when feelings are strong. ACT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress when avoidance gets in the way of daily life.

She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing practical behavior changes. CBT is often used for anxiety, sleep issues, low mood, and managing addictive behaviors. Amanda’s client-centered stance means sessions are shaped by each person’s priorities and pace.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist and client review goals, try methods, and adjust plans together until something feels useful. Amanda aims to match techniques to the client’s needs and preferences rather than using one fixed method.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to connect. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation, phone sessions work when video isn’t possible, and live chat or text-based messaging can support short check-ins or ongoing coaching between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and to practice new skills in real time.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

Less about arguing with difficult thoughts, more about loosening their grip and acting on what matters to you anyway. Values and committed action carry the work, which suits conversation at a distance.

Attachment-Based Therapy

Looks at how early bonds shaped what you expect from closeness, and how that plays out now with a partner, a parent, or your own children.

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.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of problems does she help with?
Amanda works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family concerns, sleep problems, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, and caregiver stress.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She blends Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, cognitive-behavioral techniques, mindfulness, and a client-centered approach to focus on practical steps and skills people can use day to day.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 16 years of professional clinical work, including eight years in addiction medicine with juvenile court and school-based treatment, and eight years in a level one trauma emergency room in Portland, Oregon.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - licensed in Oregon with license number OR LCSW L11965 and practices from Oregon.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can people outside the country work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different schedules and needs.
How are sessions paid for and how do I begin?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.

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Experience
16 years
Licensed
Oregon
Languages
English

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