- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Arizona
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Self esteem
About Amanda
Amanda Garcia is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, parenting challenges, and life changes. She brings a calm, down-to-earth manner and focuses on practical, achievable steps. Amanda writes plainly and works to make sessions feel like a real conversation rather than a lecture.
Amanda has ten years of experience and lives in Arizona. She earned a Bachelor of Arts in 2011 and a Master of Social Work from Arizona State University in 2012 through the Advanced Standing Program.
Background and approach
She first became a licensed master social worker in 2015 and now holds the Licensed Clinical Social Worker credential, LCSW, which supports independent clinical practice. Her experience includes helping people who have survived domestic violence, physical or emotional abuse, abandonment, and loss. She also supports people dealing with depression, ADHD, mood disorders, trauma, and related concerns.
Parenting and family stress are among the areas she commonly addresses when individuals bring those issues to therapy. Amanda uses a person-centered, strengths-based approach and adapts techniques to each person’s needs. She draws from cognitive-behavioral and dialectical strategies when they fit, and she includes emotionally-focused and existential ideas as appropriate.
The aim is to build workable plans and skills the client can use between sessions. Sessions are conversational and collaborative. Amanda strives to treat people with respect, dignity, and compassion while helping them set realistic goals and practice new ways of coping.
She encourages those ready to make a change to take the next step toward support.
What Amanda works with
Everything Amanda lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Amanda helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dependent personality
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Amanda lists
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approaches that translate well to online work
Amanda often combines client-centered care with cognitive-behavioral techniques to help people identify unhelpful thought patterns and practice new behaviors. CBT is practical and skill-focused, which can make it easy to use during video or phone sessions for issues like anxiety, depression, and stress.She also uses dialectical behavior therapy ideas to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills. DBT-informed exercises can be practiced during live sessions and reinforced with text or chat between meetings when helpful.
Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Amanda will help clients decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress unfolds. She works with each person to set clear goals and pick techniques that feel useful in daily life.
Online sessions offer practical flexibility: video calls allow face-to-face connection, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be handy for brief check-ins, and text-based messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule while continuing steady progress.
Questions people ask about Amanda
What concerns does Amanda commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, grief, parenting issues, anger, career stress, ADHD, and related concerns such as attachment issues and codependency.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Amanda takes a person-centered, strengths-based approach that is authentic and nonjudgmental. She adapts techniques to each person and focuses on practical skills and goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working in a variety of settings supporting people with trauma, mood disorders, and life stressors.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds the LCSW credential and practices in Arizona under an Arizona LCSW credential.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be conducted via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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