Where Amanda stands
- Credentials
- LCSW
- License
- LCSW, Arizona / LCSW-17676
- NPI
- 1457914715
- Experience
- 10 years
- Languages
- English
- Location
- Arizona
About
- Client-centered methods
- CBT and DBT skills
- Grief and parenting support
About Amanda
Amanda Garcia is an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) with ten years of clinical experience based in Arizona. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, low self-esteem, depression, grief, parenting challenges, ADHD, and codependency concerns. Amanda aims to help people who are overwhelmed by life changes, career stress, anger, or difficult family dynamics.
She trained at Arizona State University and earned her master’s degree in 2012. Amanda began practicing with an LMSW credential in 2015 and now practices independently as an LCSW in Arizona. Her background includes work with people who have experienced domestic violence, emotional and physical abuse, abandonment, grief, and poverty, as well as those managing mood disorders and attention differences.
Amanda’s style is down-to-earth and goal-focused. She uses a strengths-based, nonjudgmental approach and draws on several therapy methods to fit each person’s needs. Sessions tend to center on clear goals, practical strategies, and honest conversation about what is getting in the way of feeling better.
In practical terms she collaborates with clients to build a treatment plan and adjusts methods as needed. That may include skills for managing anxiety, strategies to challenge unhelpful thinking, emotion regulation tools, or work on relationship patterns that keep someone putting others first.
Clients in Arizona who choose Amanda will be asked to complete routine intake steps required by the licensing board before clinical work begins. She encourages people to start by describing what feels most urgent so sessions can focus on immediate concerns as well as longer-term change.
How sessions work
How her approaches work in online sessions
Amanda draws on Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) when appropriate. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and helping someone name their priorities so sessions follow what matters most. CBT looks at thoughts and behaviors to find practical strategies for reducing anxiety and improving mood. DBT teaches emotion regulation and distress-tolerance skills to help manage intense feelings and impulses.Finding the right approach is something she will do together with each client. The therapist will discuss goals, preferences, and day-to-day limits and then recommend methods that fit. That collaborative process may shift as progress is made or new issues come up.
Please confirm the session formats offered before booking because this profile does not list specific options. Online work can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy life, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people use phone or lower-bandwidth options if video isn’t convenient. Amanda will help tailor the structure of sessions so they fit daily routines while focusing on practical skills and problem-solving relevant to codependency, anxiety, grief, or trauma.
Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Also works with
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
10+ years
Listed in
Arizona
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
Amanda works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, self-esteem, grief, parenting issues, ADHD, and codependency concerns among other challenges.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is down-to-earth, strengths-based, and nonjudgmental. She focuses on practical goals and uses conversational, skills-focused work.
How much experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working in a variety of clinical settings and with people affected by trauma, mood disorders, and life stressors.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW, licensed in Arizona, and practices with that credential in the state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking since the biography does not list specific formats on this profile.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are not safe at home, use the crisis and helpline numbers.