- Years in practice
- 12
- Credentials
- LCSW, CSW-PIP
- Licensed in
- Wyoming, South Dakota
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Relationship issues
- Focus
- Grief
About Amanda
Amanda Gale is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who offers practical, goal-focused clinical work. She frames sessions around what matters to each person and helps people build everyday coping skills. Amanda emphasizes brief, focused care aimed at gaining confidence and making steady progress.
She brings 12 years of clinical experience within a 21-year career in social work. That background includes individual, group, and family work across a range of concerns.
Background and approach
Amanda commonly helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and parenting challenges. Amanda uses a person-centered, strengths-based approach. She treats clients as partners and helps them identify strengths to build on.
The aim is to create clear, practical steps clients can try between sessions. Her work draws on methods that include cognitive behavioral ideas and acceptance and commitment strategies. She also uses attachment-focused ideas and skills from dialectical behavior approaches when they fit the situation.
Sessions focus on problem solving, coping skill building, and improving relationships in daily life. Amanda often frames therapy as short-term, suggesting eight to 12 sessions to learn tools and gain momentum. She can continue with supportive sessions afterward when needed.
Her style is supportive and mentoring - guiding people toward decisions and actions that match their goals. She also places emphasis on caregivers and professionals facing compassion fatigue or role-related stress. Amanda helps clients map supports and strengthen relationships so everyday life feels more manageable.
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
- Grief
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Addictions
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Workplace 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)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-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.
Therapeutic approaches for online parenting support
Amanda draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy to shape online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings and choose actions that match their values. It can be useful when stress, anxiety, or life changes make decisions feel overwhelming. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people develop more supported, trusting ways of connecting with others and caregivers.She approaches treatment collaboratively. Together the client and therapist look at goals, needs, and what methods make the most sense. Amanda will suggest approaches and adapt them to each person's preferences so the work feels achievable and relevant to everyday life.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make support easier to fit into busy schedules. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can work well for a shorter check-in or when movement is needed. Messaging and live chat provide a flexible option for brief updates, coaching between sessions, or when written reflection helps the process. These formats aim to increase access and make it simpler to keep consistent progress.
Questions people ask about Amanda
What kinds of problems does Amanda help with?
Amanda works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, parenting, addictions, relationship issues, self esteem, and coping with life changes.
What is her therapy style like?
She uses a person-centered and strengths-based style that emphasizes practical coping skills and client choice. Sessions are supportive and goal oriented.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has 12 years of clinical experience and a combined 21 years working in social work services.
What credentials and region are listed for this therapist?
Credentials shown are LCSW and CSW-PIP with licensure noted in Wyoming and South Dakota, and the listed location is South Dakota.
Which languages or international clients are supported?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
How are sessions delivered?
She provides online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What is the process to begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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