- Warm practical support
- Skill building focus
- Trauma informed care
About Amanda
Amanda Reid is an LPC with eight years of counseling experience who focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, and the aftermath of trauma. She aims to create a warm, welcoming environment where clients feel heard and respected. Amanda uses practical tools to help people cope and build healthier daily routines.
She emphasizes clear, actionable strategies such as grounding exercises and coping skills that can be used between sessions. Amanda draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help clients reframe unhelpful thinking and on motivational interviewing to strengthen readiness for change. Sessions also emphasize building self-care habits and routines that support long-term progress.
Amanda has worked in outpatient settings across South Carolina and has prior experience as a substance abuse counselor and as a therapist in residential and hospital settings. That background informs her focus on addiction, trauma, and mood concerns. Clients may find her comfortable guiding discussions about grief, attachment challenges, and life transitions.
Her approach centers on empathy and practical support. She aims to help people notice patterns that hold them back and practice small changes that add up. Amanda commonly uses skills from dialectical behavior therapy to manage strong emotions and reduce reactive behavior.
People choosing to work with Amanda can expect a collaborative path that balances validation with skill building. She encourages steady progress and supports clients as they try new ways of coping and relating to themselves and others.
How Amanda’s approaches shape online therapy
Amanda draws on client-centered care to build a trusting relationship, focusing on listening, reflection, and the client’s goals. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, offering clear exercises and homework to practice between meetings. Dialectical behavior therapy techniques are used to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills that help with strong emotions.Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Amanda aims to match methods to each person’s needs and preferences, and she collaborates on a plan that fits short- and long-term goals. Clients can expect the therapist to check in and adjust techniques as progress unfolds.
Session formats are not detailed here, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online therapy can help fit care into a busy life by reducing travel time and making it easier to schedule shorter check-ins or regular weekly sessions. It can also allow work on skills between meetings and make follow-up appointments simpler to arrange.
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Experience
8+ years
Credentials
South Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does Amanda address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, ADHD, bipolar symptoms, anger, and parenting strain, among other concerns like trauma and life transitions.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style blends client-centered listening with practical skills training, using strategies from CBT, DBT, and motivational interviewing to help people practice change.
What relevant experience does she bring?
She has eight years of experience and has worked as a substance abuse counselor and therapist in group home and hospital settings, then in outpatient care.
What credential and region should I know about?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor, LPC, practicing in South Carolina.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified here; please confirm current options with the service before booking to know how sessions are conducted.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I start therapy with her?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.