Therapist profile
Amanda Evans Powell, LCSW
LCSW - Stress and parenting support
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- CBT techniques
- Mindfulness practice
- Client-centered care
About Amanda
Amanda Evans Powell is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Maine with 16 years of professional experience. She focuses on common home and life pressures including stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, parenting strains, relationship and family concerns, grief, depression, and issues around attention and focus such as ADHD.
Amanda works in a straightforward, person-centered way. She treats people as the experts on their own story and uses practical tools from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to address unhelpful thoughts and build coping skills. Sessions are conversational and goal-focused. Amanda helps people notice patterns that get in the way and try small changes that can make daily life easier.
She often supports people dealing with life transitions, caregiving stress, communication problems, and the emotional fallout of divorce or separation. Other areas she commonly addresses include body image, guilt and shame, forgiveness, and questions about life purpose and self-love.
Amanda has experience with trauma, post-traumatic stress, panic attacks, and the stresses first responders face. She also works with concerns tied to pregnancy and childbirth, intellectual disability, and attachment issues. Her approach blends listening with evidence-based techniques to reduce symptoms and build practical skills.
For people balancing care duties, work, or parenting, Amanda aims for sessions that fit into everyday life and produce usable tools. To start, readers should confirm session options when scheduling and follow the site process to match and book a first appointment.
How sessions work
How Amanda uses CBT, mindfulness and client-centered work online
Amanda uses client-centered therapy to listen and build goals with each person. This approach focuses on understanding the person and their priorities before choosing tools to try.Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, is used to identify unhelpful thought patterns and test small behavior changes. It can help with anxiety, low mood, panic, and problems with motivation or focus.
Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and grounding practices to reduce reactivity and manage stress. These skills are often paired with CBT exercises to support everyday coping.
Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Amanda will help figure out which methods best match a person's goals, needs, and preferences, and will adapt techniques as those needs change. The process is collaborative and practical.
Confirm current session options before booking since formats are not specified here. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into busy days, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find that meeting from their usual routines makes it simpler to apply new skills between sessions.
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Experience
16+ years
Listed in
Maine
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What types of concerns does she help with?
She helps with stress, anxiety, self-esteem, parenting strain, grief, depression, ADHD-related focus problems, and relationship and family concerns.
What is her therapeutic style?
She practices a client-centered style that combines cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness techniques to build coping skills and change unhelpful thinking.
How much experience does she have?
Amanda has 16 years of professional experience as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker.
Where is she licensed and based?
She is licensed as an LCSW in Maine and practices there.
Does she work in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs handled?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin scheduling a session?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule your first session.
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Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is in danger, use the crisis numbers.