- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
About Amanda
Amanda Fisher is an LCMHC licensed in North Carolina with 10 years of professional experience. She works with adults and adolescents on stress, anxiety, relationship strains, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, and family concerns. Amanda also offers Christian-based therapy and helps people who are dealing with guilt and shame.
She takes a straightforward, client-centered approach. Sessions focus on listening without judgment and helping clients name what feels unmanageable. Amanda uses methods from cognitive behavioral therapy and narrative work to help people notice patterns in thoughts and behavior. She also uses solution-focused and trauma-focused tools when those fit the concerns at hand.
Amanda’s background includes work in residential and community settings. Early roles involved intake work, life skills classes, and co-parenting course facilitation. She has experience assessing risk, supporting crisis de-escalation, and coordinating hospitalizations when needed.
Her graduate training included supervised clinical hours in faith-based settings where she led individual, couples, and group sessions for children, adolescents, and adults. She has practiced grief counseling and trauma resolution and completed training in equine assisted activities during that time.
She has worked with military families and on-base programs, conducting initial interviews, risk assessments, and family crisis sessions. Amanda describes therapy as a joint effort and focuses on helping clients set realistic counseling goals. Before booking, confirm current session options with her team.
How Amanda blends approach and online sessions
Amanda draws on client-centered therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and trauma-focused methods in her work. Client-centered therapy emphasizes listening and reflecting so people can name what matters to them and feel heard. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at links between thoughts and behavior and helps people test and change unhelpful thinking patterns. Trauma-focused work addresses painful memories and their effects, offering structured methods to reduce distress and build coping skills.Choosing an approach is collaborative. Amanda will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then suggest one or more methods to try. She treats the choice as flexible, adjusting techniques if something does not fit the client’s needs or circumstances.
The biography does not list specific online session formats, so confirm the available options before booking. Many people find online sessions easier to fit into work and family schedules, and shorter check-ins can be scheduled when time is tight. Other practical benefits include being able to attend from different locations and choosing when to use video or a quieter audio-only check-in depending on bandwidth and comfort. Licensed professionals can use these options to help integrate therapy into daily life without requiring long travel.
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Experience
10+ years
Listed in
North Carolina
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she address?
Amanda works with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, grief, depression, family problems, parenting, self-esteem, career concerns, and guilt and shame.
How would she approach shame or guilt in sessions?
She uses client-centered listening alongside cognitive behavioral and narrative techniques to help clients name thoughts and trace patterns that maintain shame or guilt.
How much experience does she have working with trauma?
She has 10 years of professional experience and completed supervised clinical work focused on trauma resolution and grief during graduate training.
What credential does she hold and where does she practice?
She is an LCMHC licensed in North Carolina and practices with that credential in the state.
Are sessions offered in other languages or internationally?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.