Therapist profile
Amanda Marcum, LCSW
LCSW - Family and parenting related concerns
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- Family problems
- Parenting support
- CBT and mindfulness
About Amanda
Amanda Marcum is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Indiana and Kentucky with 18 years of clinical experience. She works with adults who are managing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, trauma, relationship and parenting concerns. Amanda's training includes work focused on children and families, and she often helps clients navigate family problems and parenting strain.
She favors straightforward conversation and building a real connection. Amanda believes increased self-awareness helps people move through hard places. In sessions she listens without judgment and offers perspectives that can create momentum when clients feel stuck.
Her background includes work in a range of settings with adolescents, adults, and families. That experience feeds into practical ways to handle everyday problems like communication breakdowns, caregiver stress, blended family issues, and managing mood or substance concerns.
Amanda uses methods that focus on what a person wants to change now. She works with approaches such as client-centered care, cognitive behavioral techniques, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused strategies. These approaches inform brief skills work, problem solving, and longer conversations about patterns that matter.
She offers messaging, live chat, and phone or video sessions and typically checks messages multiple times daily. To begin, clients complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule an initial session to talk about goals and next steps.
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Therapeutic approaches used in online sessions
Amanda draws on client-centered therapy to focus on the client's priorities and experiences. This approach centers what the person brings to the session and uses listening and reflection to clarify concerns and goals.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical behavior changes. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, parenting stress, and patterns that feed conflict or low mood.
Mindfulness techniques are used to help people notice present-moment reactions and manage intense feelings more effectively. Mindfulness work often pairs well with CBT tools for coping in daily life.
Choosing the right approach is collaborative. Amanda will talk with each person about what they want to change and which methods fit their goals and preferences. She adjusts methods over time based on what helps most.
The biography lists messaging, live chat, and phone or video sessions as formats she offers. Confirm exact session options when booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins via chat or messaging, and let people use phone sessions when bandwidth or video is difficult. These practical benefits help therapy fit into everyday life without requiring travel.
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Experience
18+ years
Listed in
Indiana, Kentucky
Languages
English
Questions
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What concerns does she help with?
Amanda works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, trauma and a range of family and parenting issues. She also addresses relationship, intimacy, ADHD, and career-related concerns.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is conversational and client-centered. She combines client-centered listening with CBT, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques.
How many years of experience does she have?
She has 18 years of clinical experience working in settings with adolescents, adults, and families.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - with Kentucky and Indiana licensure, and she practices from Indiana.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats are available?
The biography lists messaging, live chat, and phone or video sessions. Confirm current session options before booking.
How does cost work for sessions?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session to discuss goals and next steps.
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 anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.