Therapist profile
Amanda Clark, LCSW-C
LCSW-C in Maryland - family and relationship concerns
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- Stress and anxiety
- Acceptance and commitment
- CBT and mindfulness
About Amanda
Amanda Clark is a Licensed Certified Social Worker in Maryland (LCSW-C) with three years of clinical experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, depression, motivation and self-esteem concerns, and people navigating life changes. Amanda lists family and relationship challenges, grief, intimacy issues, ADHD, and trauma among her areas of focus.
She uses practical talking and skill-building in sessions. Amanda draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and Client-Centered methods to help people notice what matters to them and test small changes. Sessions typically include straightforward conversation, grounding or mindfulness practices, and experiments to try between meetings.
Amanda also addresses concerns tied to caregiving, adoption and foster care, blended family issues, chronic illness and pain, and eating-related issues. She works with people coping with compassion fatigue, grief, divorce and separation, and problems with communication or commitment. Her background supports work on intimacy-related struggles and alternative sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink when those topics are raised.
Her approach is collaborative and practical. She helps people set short-term goals they can use at home. Amanda explains techniques in plain language and focuses on steps that fit a client’s schedule and daily life.
Sessions are conducted in English and reflect her Maryland licensure. She asks new clients to complete a brief matching questionnaire to connect with her online therapy options and to schedule a first session.
How sessions work
Therapeutic approaches and how they translate to online work
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and practicing small actions that align with them. It often helps with anxiety, low motivation, and coping with life changes by shifting attention away from unhelpful worries and toward meaningful goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) breaks problems into thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses simple experiments and skill practice to change patterns that maintain anxiety or depression. Client-Centered Therapy offers open, nonjudgmental conversation where the person’s priorities guide each session and the therapist reflects and helps organize thinking.Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about their goals and try different techniques to see what works best. Sessions are tailored around what the client wants to address and how they prefer to work together.
The practical benefits of online therapy include easier scheduling and fitting sessions into a busy routine. Because the profile does not list specific session formats, confirm the current options before booking. Online work still uses the same therapeutic methods described above and can include short skill check-ins, guided mindfulness practices, and planning homework to use between sessions, all aimed at helping people make changes that fit everyday life.
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Experience
3+ years
Listed in
Maryland
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family concerns, grief, intimacy issues, ADHD, trauma, and related topics listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is conversational and practical, using ACT, CBT, client-centered approaches, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing to develop skills and small behavior changes.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has three years of professional work experience as a Licensed Certified Social Worker in Maryland.
What are her credentials and where is she licensed?
She holds the LCSW-C credential and is licensed in Maryland.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or to international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as formats are not specified in the profile.
How does payment work and what does it cost?
Cost varies with location, and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.