- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LMHC
- Licensed in
- Florida
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Family conflicts
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
About Amanda
Amanda Perkins is a licensed mental health counselor who focuses on helping people manage stress and the day-to-day challenges of family life. She works with adults facing anxiety, depression, grief, relationship struggles, and parenting concerns. Amanda writes and listens in plain terms and helps people find practical ways forward.
She uses a mix of approaches to match each person's needs. Sessions often include learning new coping skills, practicing clearer communication, and making small behavior changes that add up over time.
Background and approach
Amanda also helps clients process trauma and build self-compassion after difficult experiences. With ten years of experience, Amanda draws on cognitive behavioral tools to identify unhelpful thinking patterns. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy ideas to help people live in line with their values.
Attachment-based work helps when relationship patterns from the past show up in current struggles. Amanda emphasizes collaboration in sessions. She asks about your goals, notices what’s working, and adjusts plans when needed.
Parents can expect concrete strategies for reducing overwhelm and restoring connection with their children and partners. Clients in Florida meet with Amanda by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Sessions are offered in English and billed through a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
To begin, choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a time that fits.
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
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Compassion fatigue
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Amanda lists
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Existential Therapy
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
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 guide online parenting and stress work
Amanda commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and choose actions that match their values. ACT can be useful for stress, anxiety, and parenting moments when it’s hard to act the way you want to act.She also draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early relationship patterns affect current interactions. This approach helps people understand triggers and improve communication with partners and family members.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Amanda will talk with the client about goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan if something isn’t helping.
Online therapy offers practical flexibility. Video calls let you work face-to-face without traveling, phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text-based messaging provide shorter check-ins or ongoing support between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy family schedule while still using evidence-based techniques.
Questions people ask about Amanda
What concerns does Amanda commonly address?
She focuses on stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting challenges, relationship and intimacy issues, and related concerns like ADHD and self-esteem.
What is her general therapy style?
Sessions are collaborative and straightforward, mixing skill teaching with reflective conversation to help people make practical changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Amanda has ten years of experience working with adults across a wide range of life transitions and emotional challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Florida licensed mental health counselor, listed as LMHC, and practices with clients in Florida.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Therapy is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and schedules.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start working with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, fill out a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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