Therapist profile
Amanda Norah-Brooks, LCSW
Virginia LCSW - Family and parenting focus
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- Family conflict
- Parenting skills
- Anger management
About Amanda
Amanda Norah-Brooks is a Virginia LCSW with 20 years of experience in the mental health field. She focuses on family concerns, parenting, anger, adjustment to life changes, attention and concentration challenges, relationship strain, trauma and grief. She works with adults who want practical strategies to manage everyday pressures at home.
Her approach is straightforward. She helps people sort through family conflict and parenting questions with clear skill-building and communication practice. For anger and impulsivity she uses concrete tools to reduce reactivity and improve decision making. When attention or focus is a problem she supports clients in creating realistic routines and strategies that fit daily life.
Amanda also works with people facing grief, loss, and trauma-related concerns. She offers steady support for processing difficult events and for managing symptoms that interfere with work or home life. Her work includes topics such as coping with divorce, blended family issues, and end-of-life caregiving challenges.
Clients can expect practical conversations and step-by-step goals. Amanda pays attention to cultural and immigration-related concerns and to stressors common to veterans and military families. She also addresses issues connected to cancer, hospice, and sexual assault when those concerns are present.
Sessions are conducted in English. Before scheduling, confirm the current session options so arrangements match your needs. To begin, follow the site steps to complete a short matching questionnaire and book a first appointment.
How sessions work
How evidence-based approaches are used in online sessions
Amanda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to address common family and parenting concerns. One approach focuses on skills training for communication and behavior management. It involves practicing concrete interaction strategies and setting small, achievable goals to improve day-to-day family interactions.Another approach targets emotion regulation and impulsivity with short, practical exercises. This includes learning ways to calm down, pause before reacting, and choose different responses when anger or stress rises. These techniques can help with relationship strain and parenting moments that escalate quickly.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their needs and goals. That means checking in about what helps, adjusting techniques, and choosing steps that fit the client’s life and preferences.
The biography does not list specific online formats, so confirm current session options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, shorten travel time, and allow for a quick check-in during a break. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises and homework to work well in remote meetings so progress continues between sessions.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of family or parenting issues does she address?
She works with adults on family conflict, blended family concerns, parenting skills, and communication problems.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her style is practical and skill-based, focusing on communication practice, routines for attention, and tools to reduce reactivity.
How much experience does she have in mental health work?
She has 20 years of experience in the mental health field, working with a range of family and individual concerns.
What credential and region should I know about?
She is a Virginia LCSW, which is shown as LCSW in her profile and practices in Virginia.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current options on the site before booking.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What do I need to do to get started?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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