Amanda Winn

Amanda Winn is a licensed clinical social worker with six years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction, and trauma. She emphasizes a respectful, client-centered style and believes clients are the experts on their own stories. Her tone is encouraging and straightforward for people taking a first step toward change.

In sessions she listens first and helps people name what feels most urgent. She uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to spot unhelpful thinking patterns and to build healthier habits. Dialectical behavior therapy skills are used when strong emotions or impulsive reactions get in the way of goals.

Motivational interviewing is part of her approach when someone is weighing change around substance use or habits. Solution-focused techniques help break bigger problems into small, doable steps. These methods are chosen to match each person’s needs rather than as a one-size-fits-all plan.

Amanda has worked with worries about mood disorders, grief, parenting strain, and challenges tied to adoption or attachment concerns. She also addresses body image, compulsive behaviors, and relationship communication problems. Her style is practical and supportive - she helps people set realistic short-term targets and tracks progress together.

She practices in Indiana and holds an LCSW, which means she is a licensed clinical social worker. Sessions are conducted in English. People who want to begin are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule based on therapist availability.

How Amanda’s approaches translate online

Amanda uses client-centered work and cognitive behavioral therapy to guide online sessions. Client-centered work means the conversation follows the client’s priorities, with the therapist reflecting and asking questions to clarify goals. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which can be practiced in real life between meetings.

She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy skills to teach emotion regulation and distress-tolerance techniques. DBT strategies are useful when strong feelings or impulsive reactions interfere with daily life, and they translate well to remote coaching and skills practice.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will review needs, goals, and preferences together and suggest which methods to try first. Sessions can be adjusted over time based on what helps most, and progress is reviewed regularly so the plan stays practical and relevant.

Session formats are not specified here, so confirm current options before booking. Many people find online sessions help fit therapy into busy days, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and make it easier to practice skills between meetings. Licensed professionals can guide step-by-step skills, offer behavioral experiments to try between sessions, and help set small, achievable goals that fit everyday life.