Amanda Dodd

Amanda Dodd is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Virginia who takes a client-centered approach to therapy. She emphasizes the person in front of her, listening first and helping people build on their own strengths. Amanda offers either faith-based or secular sessions and identifies as kink-friendly, poly-friendly, and sex-positive.

She has 14 years of professional experience supporting people with depression, anxiety, sleep problems, and stress. She also helps with relationship strains, grief, addiction concerns, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem, and career stress. Amanda works with common and complex life problems, and she recognizes that each person’s needs look different.

Amanda blends practical approaches in session. She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thinking and DBT skills to manage intense emotions. Mindfulness practices and motivational interviewing are part of her toolkit when people want to make changes or build new coping habits.

In conversations she listens for what matters most to the person and sets small, achievable goals. Sessions can include skill practice, gentle reflection on patterns, and planning steps people can try between meetings. Her style is direct but respectful, aiming to make progress feel manageable.

People who want to start are invited to share their story without judgment. Amanda frames the work as a collaboration and supports clients as they test new ways of handling stress, relationships, and life transitions.

Practical approaches you can use online

Amanda uses client-centered methods and cognitive behavioral strategies in her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening, accepting the person's experience, and building on strengths. It helps people clarify goals and feel understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at patterns of thinking and behavior and teaches practical skills to change unhelpful habits and reduce symptoms like anxiety or low mood.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills when emotions feel overwhelming. DBT offers emotion regulation and distress tolerance tools that people can practice between sessions to manage intense feelings and reduce impulsive reactions.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Amanda will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. That collaboration means trying techniques, checking what helps, and adjusting the plan over time.

Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy lives, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let people practice skills in day-to-day settings and bring real situations into sessions for problem solving.