- CBT focused
- Grief and loss
- Stress and anxiety
About Amanda
Amanda Dunlap is a licensed independent social worker in South Carolina with ten years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, grief, addictions, and issues related to sexual orientation and gender. Amanda approaches each person respectfully and believes clients are the experts on their own lives.
She helps people use their strengths to make changes that feel meaningful. Sessions are practical and direct, with attention to what matters right now. Amanda offers steady support while people learn new ways to manage difficult feelings and situations.
Her work often centers on problem-solving and changing unhelpful thought patterns. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and targets ways to shift them. This approach can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes.
Amanda also assists people facing relationship challenges, intimacy concerns, parenting stress, and complicated family dynamics. She will listen to what’s happening, help clarify goals, and suggest small steps clients can try between sessions. Many clients seek help around grief, cancer caregiving, and aging-related issues.
People who choose Amanda should expect a respectful, steady, and down-to-earth style. She encourages clear goals and practical tools. If you want a collaborative counselor who focuses on achievable change, she may be a good fit.
She helps people use their strengths to make changes that feel meaningful. Sessions are practical and direct, with attention to what matters right now. Amanda offers steady support while people learn new ways to manage difficult feelings and situations.
Her work often centers on problem-solving and changing unhelpful thought patterns. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect and targets ways to shift them. This approach can be useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with life changes.
Amanda also assists people facing relationship challenges, intimacy concerns, parenting stress, and complicated family dynamics. She will listen to what’s happening, help clarify goals, and suggest small steps clients can try between sessions. Many clients seek help around grief, cancer caregiving, and aging-related issues.
People who choose Amanda should expect a respectful, steady, and down-to-earth style. She encourages clear goals and practical tools. If you want a collaborative counselor who focuses on achievable change, she may be a good fit.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesSelf esteemBipolar disorderCoping with life changes
Additional focus areas
Aging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesBDSM, kink, and alternative sex cultureBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationFamily problemsFertility issuesGender dysphoriaGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingImpulsivityInfidelityJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMood disordersNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Self-harmSelf-loveSex addictionSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationWomen's issues
Therapeutic approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
South Carolina
Languages
English
How Amanda Uses CBT Online and What to Expect
Amanda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to look at how thoughts, feelings, and actions interact. CBT helps people identify unhelpful thinking patterns, test new ways of thinking, and try different behaviors to ease anxiety or depression. This approach is practical and goal-oriented, often involving simple exercises between sessions.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Amanda works collaboratively with each person to choose strategies that match their goals and daily life. She listens to what matters most and adjusts techniques based on how they’re working for the client.
If you are considering online therapy, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and reduce travel time. It can also allow for shorter check-ins when time is tight, or sessions that better match a person’s energy level on a given day. Licensed professionals can help clients adapt CBT tools to remote sessions so skills are practiced in everyday settings.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Amanda commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, and LGBT-related concerns, plus relationship and intimacy issues.
What is Amanda's general approach in sessions?
Her style is practical and collaborative. She focuses on identifying goals and trying concrete strategies people can use between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Amanda brings ten years of professional experience working with people facing a range of emotional and life challenges.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds the LISW-CP credential and practices in South Carolina.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Are international clients supported?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working together?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.