Amanda Sims-High, LCSW, CSW, MD, LCSW-C
Experienced LCSW focused on family and parenting
Book with Amanda- Years in practice
- 27
- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW, MD, LCSW-C
- Licensed in
- Colorado, Maryland
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Family conflicts
About Amanda
Amanda Sims-High is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 27 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and relationship struggles. She is based in Maryland and draws on long experience working with parenting concerns and family-related problems. Amanda emphasizes respect, sensitivity, and practical support during sessions.
Amanda spent many years in social work and brings a steady, experienced presence to conversations. She listens carefully and adapts each session to a person's needs.
Background and approach
The focus is on clear steps clients can try between meetings and on building skills that fit day-to-day life. In sessions she addresses common problems like communication breakdowns, blended family challenges, divorce and separation, and infidelity. She also works with people affected by trauma, domestic violence, anger, and intimacy-related worries.
Amanda has experience with veteran and armed forces issues and understands the stresses that can come from military life. Amanda uses practical methods drawn from client-centered care, cognitive behavioral ideas, and solution-focused planning. That means discussions center on what matters most to the client, identifying unhelpful patterns, and finding small, doable changes that can lead to relief.
She creates a collaborative plan rather than a one-size-fits-all script. People who come to Amanda can expect straightforward conversation, a focus on actionable steps, and a partner who tailors work to their situation. She encourages parents and caregivers to bring real concerns about family and parenting into the room so they can work on clear goals together.
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
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Depression
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Coping with life changes
- Blended family issues
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Infidelity
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
Approaches Amanda lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Amanda's Approaches Work Online
Amanda uses client-centered methods that put the person's concerns first and guide conversations at the client's pace. This approach helps people feel heard and helps set goals that matter to them.She also draws on cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and testing small changes. CBT techniques can be useful for anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching concrete skills to manage symptoms.
Solution-focused therapy is another tool she uses to build short-term plans and highlight strengths. This approach aims to find practical steps and small wins that move a person toward their goals.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Amanda treats finding a good fit as collaborative and will discuss goals, preferences, and needs to shape the plan. Sessions can shift focus over time as needs change.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video lets people use visual cues and longer conversation, phone can be a simpler option with less bandwidth, and chat or messaging works well for quick check-ins or brief exercises between sessions. These options offer flexibility for busy schedules and different communication preferences.
Questions people ask about Amanda
What kinds of concerns can Amanda help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, parenting issues, trauma and abuse, anger, intimacy issues, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is collaborative and practical, focusing on client-centered conversation, cognitive behavioral ideas, and solution-focused steps that people can try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Amanda has 27 years of professional experience in the social work field, including work related to military family concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
Credentials include LCSW, CSW, MD, and LCSW-C, and she practices in Maryland.
Are sessions available in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Which session formats are offered?
Clients can meet by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How is cost handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What steps are needed to begin?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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