- Stress and anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Social anxiety focus
About Amanda
Amanda Thomas is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) in Florida with 12 years of clinical experience. She works with people facing anxiety, stress, depression, relationship and family concerns, and has additional focus on communication problems, self-love, and social anxiety and phobia.
She offers straightforward, practical help for everyday struggles. Sessions focus on identifying what gets in the way of feeling like oneself, and on building skills for more confident interactions. Amanda emphasizes clearer communication and stronger self-regard as part of recovery from low mood and anxiety.
Her background includes a dozen years of work with people navigating relationship tension and family stress. She aims to help clients understand patterns that keep problems repeating, and then practice different ways of responding in real life. That often means short, concrete exercises to try between meetings.
Amanda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions. She discusses options with each person and adapts approaches to fit their goals and daily life. Progress is tracked through clear steps and practical tasks rather than abstract concepts.
People who find social situations hard - speaking up, meeting new people, or feeling watched - will find that social anxiety and phobia are among the focus areas she addresses. Her work centers on steady, manageable change and on helping people communicate more clearly with others.
How evidence-based approaches work in online sessions
Amanda works from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skills and clearer thinking. One common approach helps people spot and change unhelpful thought patterns that increase anxiety and low mood; this involves testing beliefs with real-life experiments and learning different ways to interpret social situations.Another approach emphasizes behavioral practice for social fears. It breaks social situations into small steps, practices exposure to those steps, and builds tolerance over time so interactions feel more manageable. This method is useful for fears of speaking up, meeting new people, or feeling watched.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amanda discusses options with each person and chooses methods together based on goals, needs, and daily routines. The plan can be adjusted as progress is reviewed, so methods fit what the person wants to achieve.
Session formats are not detailed here, so confirm the available options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when schedules are tight. Therapists and licensed professionals often adapt activities so they work well over distance and match a person's everyday life.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Experience
12+ years
Listed in
Florida
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she help with?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, and areas like self-esteem, communication problems, self-love, and social anxiety and phobia.
What is her therapeutic style?
She uses practical, evidence-based techniques and focuses on clear steps and exercises to try between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
Amanda has 12 years of experience working with people on emotional and relationship challenges.
What are her credentials and where is she located?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and practices in Florida.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her from outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are session formats arranged?
Session formats are not specified here; confirm the current session options before booking to know how meetings are held.
How does billing and getting started work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. To begin, select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.