Therapist profile
Amanda Potts, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - Family and parenting focus
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- CBT
- DBT skills
- Mindfulness
About Amanda
Amanda Potts is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with seven years of clinical experience. She has worked in corrections, crisis counseling, and primary care settings. She also has three years of experience with justice system involved youth. Amanda helps people with stress, anxiety, sleep problems, anger, depression, ADHD, relationship and family concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting, and self-esteem issues.
Amanda’s style is conversational and collaborative. Sessions are relaxed and focused on practical steps rather than lectures. She listens for what is already working and builds on those strengths. People can expect clear, direct suggestions as well as space to talk things through.
She uses several evidence-informed approaches to guide her work. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to look at thoughts and behaviors that keep problems going. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills help with emotional regulation and distress tolerance. Mindfulness practices are introduced to reduce reactivity and improve attention.
Motivational Interviewing and Solution-Focused Therapy are tools she brings when people want short-term change and clearer next steps. Amanda draws on her varied settings experience when safety concerns, crisis issues, or justice-system histories come up. She aims to be straightforward about options and to help people develop skills they can use day to day.
Sessions follow a conversational pace and often include simple exercises or short homework between meetings. Amanda works in English and practices in Pennsylvania as an LPC. If you want to see how a first session feels, follow the site steps to complete the short questionnaire and schedule a meeting.
How sessions work
How Amanda uses practical therapies online
Amanda draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and DBT skills to structure online work. CBT helps identify thought and behavior patterns that keep problems going and offers specific exercises to try between meetings. DBT skills focus on emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and improving communication in moments of high stress.She also integrates mindfulness practices to improve attention and reduce reactivity. Mindfulness exercises are simple and can be practiced in short daily moments to help with sleep, anxiety, and impulsivity. Amanda presents these approaches as options to try rather than fixed rules; she will help decide which mix fits each person's goals and preferences.
Confirm the exact online session formats before booking since the profile does not list them. In general, remote sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and avoid travel time. The emphasis is on making sessions practical and usable in everyday life rather than on lengthy theory.
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Experience
7+ years
Listed in
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
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Which everyday concerns does she address?
She helps with stress, anxiety, sleep problems, anger, depression, ADHD, parenting strain, grief, trauma, relationship and family concerns, and related issues.
What is her therapy style like?
Her approach is conversational and collaborative. Sessions tend to be relaxed and focused on practical steps and skills.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has seven years of clinical experience across settings including corrections, crisis counseling, and primary care, plus three years working with justice system involved youth.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats does she offer?
Please confirm current session options before booking as the profile does not list specific formats.
How are sessions paid for and what does cost look like?
Cost varies with location. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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