Therapist profile
Amanda Dodd, LCSW
Licensed clinical social worker - relationships and parenting
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- Client-centered approach
- Cognitive behavioral tools
- Mindfulness practices
About Amanda
Amanda Dodd is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Virginia with 14 years of professional experience. She works with adults on common concerns such as depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and relationship strain. Amanda offers both faith-based and secular approaches and identifies as kink-friendly, poly-friendly, and sex-positive.
Her practice emphasises practical conversation and realistic goals. Sessions focus on clarifying problems, identifying strengths, and trying manageable strategies that fit everyday life. She draws on client-centered methods to keep the client's perspective central and uses evidence-based skills from cognitive behavioral therapy and dialectical behavior therapy when useful.
Amanda also integrates mindfulness practices to help with stress, coping, and attention challenges. Motivational interviewing is used when clients want to change behaviors like substance use or patterns that feel stuck. These approaches are chosen to match the person's goals and pace.
She routinely supports people facing parenting stress, blended family concerns, grief, caregiver strain, body image and intimacy-related issues. Additional focus areas include abandonment and attachment issues, chronic illness or pain, and problematic substance use.
Sessions are practical and straightforward. Amanda encourages people to notice what already works for them and to build small, sustainable changes. If goals shift, the plan adapts so the work stays relevant and manageable.
How sessions work
How her approaches translate to online work
A client-centered approach keeps the person's perspective and priorities at the center of each session, focusing on listening, reflection, and collaborative problem solving. Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) offers concrete tools to change unhelpful thinking and habits, which can be practiced between sessions to address anxiety, depression, and sleep issues. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) provides skills for regulating intense emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness, useful for anger, relationship difficulties, and attention challenges.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. The therapist and client will discuss goals, try methods, and adjust the plan together. That collaborative process helps match the tools to what is most helpful for daily life and parenting demands.
Confirm the specific session formats available before booking so you know how meetings are arranged. Online work often makes it easier to fit appointments around parenting, work, and caregiving responsibilities because it can reduce travel time and allow sessions from different locations. Some formats are also simpler when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed during a busy day. Ask about current options when you complete the matching questionnaire and schedule your first session.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with depression, anxiety, sleep problems, relationship strain, parenting stress, grief, and related issues listed in her specialties.
How would she approach my situation in therapy?
Her style centers on client-centered conversation, using CBT and DBT skills and mindfulness when they fit. Sessions focus on practical steps and the client's goals.
How much experience does she have?
She has 14 years of professional experience working with adults on a range of concerns including addiction, stress, and intimacy-related issues.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is an LCSW licensed in Virginia and practices with that credential in the state.
Can she work with clients who speak other languages?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she see clients outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered?
Confirm current session options before booking so you know which formats are available for scheduling.
How are costs handled and how do subscriptions work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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