Amanda Potts

Amanda Potts is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Pennsylvania with seven years of clinical experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, anger, sleep problems, depression, ADHD, grief, and other life challenges. Her tone is welcoming and down-to-earth, and she aims to make first steps feel manageable.

Amanda has worked in a range of settings, including corrections, crisis counseling, and primary care. She also spent three years supporting justice system involved youth. That variety has shaped a practical, straightforward style rather than a one-size-fits-all model.

Sessions are conversational and collaborative. Amanda treats the client as the expert in their own life and looks for strengths to build on. She keeps the room relaxed and nonjudgmental so people can say what they really mean and try new ways of coping.

Her approach draws on methods like cognitive behavioral work, dialectical behavior ideas, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused techniques. Those tools are used to help with mood regulation, impulsivity, relationship stress, and preparing for life changes.

Amanda emphasizes small, doable steps and practical skills. She acknowledges the courage it takes to start therapy and focuses on steady progress. People who want a warm, pragmatic counselor may find her style encouraging.

Approaches that guide online work

Amanda commonly uses cognitive behavioral ideas and dialectical behavior concepts to guide her work. Cognitive behavioral approaches look at how thoughts and behaviors affect mood and habits, and they help people build new coping strategies for anxiety, anger, or sleep problems. Dialectical behavior therapy ideas focus on emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness to reduce impulsivity and improve mood stability.

She also draws on mindfulness and motivational interviewing to support change. Mindfulness techniques teach simple attention and breathing practices to calm the body and mind. Motivational interviewing helps clarify what matters most and strengthens a person's own reasons for change. Amanda will collaborate with each person to find which mix of approaches fits their needs and goals.

If you are considering online sessions, confirm the exact session formats before booking since the biography does not list them. Online work can make scheduling easier and help therapy fit into a busy life - for example, shorter check-ins can fit a work break, and video or phone options can reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can adapt CBT, DBT ideas, and mindfulness to remote sessions so practical skill-building continues even when meeting virtually.