Introduction

Many of the people Amanda works with are thoughtful, capable and deeply self-aware, yet still feel caught in patterns of anxiety, over-responsibility, relational strain or emotional overwhelm that insight alone hasn’t shifted. 

Amanda is a Licensed Clinical Professional Counselor (LCPC) specializing in trauma-informed, nervous system-centered psychotherapy. She earned her Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Adler University and integrates EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). She is also a Registered Yoga Teacher (RYT-200) and Reiki Level II practitioner, training that deepened her understanding of how the body holds and processes experience.

Before entering the field of psychotherapy, Amanda spent over 15 years in corporate leadership, facilitating diversity and inclusion initiatives and advocating for mental health awareness within high-performance environments. During that time, she experienced the transformative impact of her own therapeutic and somatic healing work, shaping her understanding of how trauma, identity and nervous system patterns influence how we move through the world.

Her lived integration ultimately led her to transition into clinical practice, where she now brings both professional and embodied insight to her work with adults navigating complexity, responsibility and change.

Therapy Approach

Amanda works from the understanding that trauma and chronic stress are not only experiences we remember, they are patterns the nervous system learns to organize around. These patterns develop through both acute events and over time through attachment dynamics, intergenerational legacies, cultural expectations, systemic pressures and the subtle ways relationships shape identity.

Many of the individuals she works with are thoughtful, capable and highly self-aware, yet their bodies still respond as if they are bracing, over-functioning or carrying more than they should. Insight alone is often not enough to shift these patterns. Her approach integrates EMDR, Internal Family Systems (IFS), somatic therapy and ACT in a fluid, individualized way, tracking nervous system patterns, attachment dynamics and internal parts in real time.

Sessions may include building capacity for steadiness, revisiting stored survival responses, increasing flexibility in long-held roles and supporting the body in discovering it no longer has to brace in the same ways.

She holds particular curiosity about how chronic stress and trauma move through the female nervous system, and how experiences such as chronic illness, ADHD and long-standing relational roles interact with identity, safety and self-trust. This lens is not about pathologizing experience, but understanding the body as an intelligent system shaped by biology, history and environment. 

Amanda views therapy as a relational process grounded in safety, precision and respect for complexity.

Specializations

Trauma and complex trauma
Nervous system dysregulation
Anxiety and chronic stress
Relational and attachment patterns
Chronic illness and health-related stress
Identity development and self-leadership
Substance use
ADHD and executive functioning challenges
Grief and life transitions

Currently Working With

Adults (18+) of all identities, backgrounds and lived experiences. Amanda is committed to creating an inclusive and affirming therapeutic space.

Theoretical Lens

Integrative, trauma-informed approach including: