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Amanda Omar

Calm, practical support for parents

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Credentials
LCSW
Experience
10 years
Licensed in
Indiana
Languages
English
Format
Online sessions

About Amanda

Amanda Omar is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with ten years of practice based in Indiana. She focuses on family and parenting concerns along with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and relationship struggles. Amanda uses straightforward talk and practical tools so parents can make changes that fit their daily lives.

She aims for clear steps rather than long lectures and keeps sessions direct and goal-oriented. Amanda centers work on safety and stabilization first when trauma or intense stress is present.

Background and approach

She teaches simple skills for managing strong emotions and reducing anxiety. Sessions often include problem-solving, skill practice, and planning for real-world moments at home or work. Her training includes Client-Centered Therapy, cognitive behavioral strategies, dialectical behavior skills, emotionally-focused techniques, and elements of the Gottman Method.

These methods are mixed to match each person’s needs instead of following a single script. Amanda explains tools plainly and practices them together with the client. She has experience helping people facing compassion fatigue, addiction, bipolar disorder, chronic health issues, and complicated family situations like blended families or adoption and foster care challenges.

Amanda also supports people dealing with caregiving stress, codependency, and communication problems. Sessions are offered in English and delivered online by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Getting started involves a short questionnaire and scheduling a time that fits the family’s routine.

The goal is steady, usable progress parents can keep building on.

How her approaches translate to online family and parenting work

Amanda blends client-centered care with cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy in a way that supports parents and family members. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding a person’s experience so they feel heard and respected; this helps parents clarify goals and feel supported in hard moments. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and actions and teaches practical steps to change unhelpful patterns - useful for anxiety, depression, and everyday parenting challenges. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, DBT, brings concrete skills for handling intense emotions, improving distress tolerance, and strengthening communication in heated family interactions.

Choosing the right mix of methods is part of the work. Amanda collaborates with each person to decide which techniques match their goals, needs, and comfort level. She adjusts the plan as progress is made so the approach stays practical and relevant.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy fit busy family lives. These options let parents access support from home, schedule around childcare or work, and use brief check-ins or longer sessions as needed. The variety of formats helps maintain consistency while working toward steady, usable change.

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 Amanda address?
She helps with family and parenting issues plus stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and relationship problems. Additional areas include addiction, bipolar disorder, caregiver stress, and communication difficulties.
What is Amanda's therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. She focuses on skill-building, clear steps, and practical problem-solving rather than abstract talk.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Amanda has ten years of experience working in mental health settings and supporting people with complex stress and trauma backgrounds.
What are Amanda's credentials and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Indiana with license number IN LCSW 34012106A.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English. International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered for therapy?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and comfort levels.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working 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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Experience
10 years
Licensed
Indiana
Languages
English

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