Amanda Scardino

Amanda Scardino is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 25 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anger, anxiety, and major life transitions. Amanda aims to create an affirming environment for LGBTQ people and for adults looking for a progressive, non-religious approach to therapy.

Amanda uses plain, practical conversation to help clients notice what matters most to them. She draws on tools that teach clearer thinking and better emotional regulation. Sessions focus on small, doable changes that fit into everyday life.

Her work often centers on relationship concerns, communication struggles, and the strain of parenting. She also supports those managing grief, changes at work, attention-related challenges, and low self-esteem. Amanda brings steady, experienced guidance when emotions feel overwhelming.

She blends several well-known therapeutic methods so each plan fits the person in front of her. That can mean learning new ways to act despite difficult feelings, noticing thoughts that hold people back, or practicing short exercises to reduce reactivity. The emphasis is on skills that can be used between sessions.

Amanda practices in Texas and offers services in English. People who live outside the United States may also be able to work with her. To begin, readers are encouraged to use the site to match with her and schedule a first session.

Approaches that translate to online work

Amanda commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her practice. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on helping people clarify their values and take actions that match those values, even when uncomfortable feelings are present. It can help with anger, anxiety, and life transitions by creating a clearer sense of what matters and small steps toward it.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) helps people notice thought patterns that increase distress and practice different ways of thinking and behaving. CBT is useful for stress, anxiety, depression, and trouble with reactivity because it breaks problems into manageable skills and exercises.

Finding the right approach is part of the treatment process. Amanda works collaboratively to see which methods fit a person's goals and preferences, and she adjusts techniques over time based on what helps. Clients are invited to give feedback so the plan stays practical and relevant.

Session logistics should be confirmed before booking since formats are not listed in the profile. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life by removing commute time, allowing shorter check-ins when needed, and letting people choose a setting that reduces interruptions. Licensed professionals can use these approaches effectively in remote sessions while tailoring work to each person's schedule and goals.