- Stress and anxiety
- Blended family issues
- Grief and loss
About Amanda
Amanda Averill is an LISW and LICSW licensed in Ohio and Minnesota with 10 years of professional experience. She works with adults on stress, anxiety, family problems, grief, depression, and other life changes. Amanda also addresses issues such as addictions, relationship difficulties, parenting concerns, and challenges connected to ADHD and compassion fatigue.
Amanda treats each person as the expert on their own life. She listens for strengths people already have and uses those strengths to address problems. Sessions are practical and focused on what someone wants to change. She keeps language plain and actionable so ideas can be tried between meetings.
Her background includes a decade of work in clinical settings helping people move through loss, anger, and relationship strain. That experience informs how she supports people navigating blended family issues, co-parenting friction, and role shifts after separation or remarriage. She pays attention to patterns such as abandonment and attachment wounds that often complicate household transitions.
Amanda helps people manage impulse control, guilt, shame, and the fallout from infidelity or divorce. She also supports those facing fertility stress, end-of-life caregiving, and work-related compassion fatigue. Her approach combines practical problem-solving with attention to emotional patterns that keep problems repeating.
Someone considering therapy with Amanda will find straightforward conversation about goals, barriers, and small steps forward. The first meetings typically focus on clarifying what the client wants to change and what has already helped in the past.
Approaches used and how online sessions fit
Amanda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on changing unhelpful patterns and building practical skills. One common approach addresses thoughts and behaviors that feed anxiety and depression by identifying specific patterns and testing small changes in day-to-day life. Another approach focuses on attachment-related patterns - looking at how early relationships shape current reactions and helping people try new ways of relating within a blended household.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, what has worked before, and what feels most doable. Together they choose techniques that match the person’s needs and preferences and adjust the plan over time.
Confirm the exact session formats before booking because the biography does not list them. In general, online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full hour is not needed. It can also let someone choose a quieter space, avoid heavy bandwidth when needed, or keep sessions during a work break. Licensed professionals will work with each person to shape sessions so they fit into everyday life.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Ohio, Minnesota
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with adults on stress, anxiety, family problems, grief, depression, addictions, relationship issues, parenting concerns, and related areas including blended family issues.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Sessions are practical and plainspoken. She focuses on strengths, clear goals, and steps people can try between meetings.
How much experience does she have?
She has 10 years of professional work experience in clinical settings supporting people with grief, family conflict, and mood concerns.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Amanda holds LISW and LICSW credentials and is licensed in Ohio and Minnesota. Her listed location is Ohio.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the original biography does not specify which formats are offered.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is for adults and is not emergency care, mediation or legal advice. If you or a child are in danger, use the emergency numbers. Find someone else by name.