Dr. Amanda Veldorale-Griffin
Practical family therapy with relational focus
- Credentials
- LMFT
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed in
- Florida, Oregon
- Languages
- English
- Format
- Online sessions
About Amanda
Dr. Amanda Veldorale-Griffin welcomes families and parents who are feeling stuck, overwhelmed, or unsure where to turn. She approaches sessions as a team effort, listening first and then helping families find simple, practical steps forward.
Her way of working aims to reduce stress and improve communication so daily life feels more manageable. She has 17 years of experience as a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist, LMFT. She draws on training in family relations and marriage and family therapy to shape treatment that centers relationships and everyday routines.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on clear goals and small changes that add up over time. Her areas of focus include parenting, family problems, relationship struggles, and concerns common in LGBT communities. She also addresses anxiety, depression, grief, trauma and abuse, eating and anger issues, and challenges like bipolar disorder.
Additional topics she helps with include attachment concerns, caregiver stress, communication problems, and questions around sexuality and gender dysphoria. Therapy combines client-centered listening with evidence-informed methods to help families regain balance. The work is practical and relational - improving how people talk, set boundaries, and solve problems together.
She offers a calm, steady presence and helps families try out new ways of relating. Sessions are offered from Oregon and use formats that include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Parents can expect respectful, straightforward guidance aimed at improving family functioning and easing day-to-day stress.
Approach-Focused Care Online for Families
Client-Centered Therapy puts the family's voice first and creates space for each person to be heard. The therapist listens deeply and helps families clarify goals and preferences, which works well for parenting issues and relationship struggles.Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) looks at how people respond to each other in close relationships. It helps identify patterns that lead to disconnection and teaches new ways to reach for comfort and repair, which is useful for intimacy and attachment concerns.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will discuss options and choose methods together with the family based on needs, goals, and comfort. This is collaborative and adjusted over time as progress and challenges emerge.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit busy schedules. These formats make it easier to include caregivers, keep appointments during hectic weeks, and follow up between sessions. Many families find the flexibility helps them stay consistent while working on communication, routines, and problem solving.
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.
Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
Attends to the emotions underneath a recurring argument or distance, and to the attachment needs driving them. Often used where a relationship keeps returning to the same painful loop.
Solution-Focused Therapy
Rather than examining the problem at length, this looks at what is already working and builds on it. Sessions tend to be practical and forward-looking, with small achievable steps, which translates readily to shorter online conversations.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- Anger management
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Gender dysphoria
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self esteem
- Sexuality
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 17 years
- Licensed
- Florida, Oregon
- Languages
- English
Next step
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