- Attachment based
- Mindfulness
- Existential ideas
About Amanda
Amanda Berger-Semko is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with 17 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are dealing with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma, grief, and other life changes. Amanda also lists blended family issues among her focus areas and supports people managing parenting, co-parenting tensions, and shifting household roles.
Amanda uses a conversational style in sessions. She invites people to slow down, tell their story, and notice what matters to them now. Sessions are practical and grounded. She listens for patterns tied to attachment, meaning, and everyday routines, then helps people name options they can try between meetings.
Her background includes work in schools, churches, courts, community programs, and private practice. That range means she has experience with different life circumstances and systems that affect relationships and parenting. She draws on attachment-based ideas and mindfulness skills to support clearer communication and stress management.
Amanda also works with concerns such as addiction, body image, caregiver stress, chronic illness, codependency, and identity issues including LGBT topics. She blends client-centered conversation with existential and Jungian perspectives to look at values, roles, and the stories people carry.
Sessions are conversational, usually focused on immediate problems and next steps. Amanda encourages small experiments in daily life to test changes. She accepts international clients and conducts work in English. To begin, readers are asked to use the platform's matching tools and schedule an initial session.
Therapeutic approaches and online sessions
Amanda draws on attachment-based work to look at how past and current relationships affect trust, closeness, and reactions under stress. This approach helps when patterns from early relationships show up in parenting, partnerships, or blended household roles.She also uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening and reflecting so people can find their own answers. That style supports people who want practical problem-solving and clearer next steps. Mindfulness techniques appear in her work as well, offering short exercises to calm anxiety and increase present-moment awareness.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. Amanda will work collaboratively to identify which ideas and practices feel useful based on a person's goals, life demands, and preferences. She often combines observation, small experiments, and conversational reflection to test what helps.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm the available online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when days are tight, and remove travel time. They also make it possible to continue working with a licensed professional even if life or location changes, while keeping sessions focused on concrete steps for blended family challenges and everyday stressors.
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Experience
17+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she help with?
Amanda works with stress, anxiety, relationship strain, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting issues, blended family concerns, and a wide range of related topics.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Sessions are conversational and client-centered, using attachment ideas, mindfulness, and existential reflection to help clarify values and choices.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 17 years of experience working in schools, churches, courts, community programs, and private practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
Amanda is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey and provides services from that location.
Can she work with people who live outside the United States?
Yes. Sessions are offered to international clients and are conducted in English.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking through the platform.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the 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.