- Guilt and shame
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Narrative Therapy
About Amanda
Amanda Hager is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on a wide range of concerns including anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship issues, and guilt and shame. Amanda also lists work related to sexual health and identity matters, addictions, grief, eating and body image issues, ADHD, and caregivers' stress.
Amanda approaches therapy as an active, collaborative process. She spends time learning how each person's life, culture, community, and family stories shape current struggles. She prefers methods that treat people as whole individuals rather than just a set of symptoms.
Her practice pays attention to how systems and generational narratives affect wellbeing. Amanda avoids strictly Eurocentric models and draws on approaches that center personal meaning and story. In sessions she helps people identify strengths they already have and practical steps to use them.
Clients can expect conversations that look at patterns in relationships, identity, and daily life. Amanda names areas she has particular experience with, such as eating disorders, ADHD, grief, and working with queer and transgender clients. She also notes experience with HIV/AIDS and complex loss.
Therapy sessions aim to make room for topics people might struggle to share elsewhere. Amanda encourages straightforward talk about feelings like guilt and shame, and about intimate or sexual concerns including kink and BDSM culture. She works with people who want to understand how past and present connect, and figure out what to do next.
How Amanda’s approaches shape online sessions
Amanda commonly draws on Client-Centered Therapy and Narrative Therapy in her work. Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and following the client’s lead, helping people name feelings and decide what matters. Narrative Therapy looks at the stories people tell about themselves and separates the person from the problem to open new possibilities.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Amanda works collaboratively to figure out which methods fit a person’s needs, goals, and preferences. She discusses options together and adjusts over time based on what helps the client make progress in day-to-day life.
If you are thinking about online sessions, confirm the current session options before booking. Sessions are structured to fit into everyday routines and to reduce barriers like travel or scheduling conflicts. Online work can make it easier to have shorter check-ins, arrange sessions around work breaks, or avoid commuting time. Licensed professionals aim to match format and pace to each person’s circumstances rather than offering a one-size-fits-all plan.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of issues does she work with?
Amanda lists concerns such as anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, addictions, grief, eating and body image concerns, and guilt and shame.
How would she describe her therapeutic style?
She uses an active, collaborative approach that treats each person as a whole and draws on Client-Centered, Narrative, Existential, and Solution-Focused methods.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has eight years of professional experience as a counselor working with a range of issues.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
Amanda is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in New Jersey and practices with that credential in that state.
Can I work with her if English is not my first language?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she accept clients from other countries?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are sessions paid for and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What do I do to begin working with her?
Start by selecting 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.