Therapist profile
Amanda Hager, LPC
Licensed Professional Counselor - family and relationship concerns
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- Client-centered approach
- Narrative and existential work
- Solution-focused strategies
About Amanda
Amanda Hager is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in New Jersey with eight years of clinical experience. She focuses on concerns such as depression, anxiety, stress, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and intimacy-related issues, and family-related problems. Amanda also addresses grief, eating and body image issues, ADHD, and concerns related to gender and sexual identity, including LGBT and gender dysphoria.
Amanda uses a collaborative, active approach in sessions. She pays attention to how family, culture, community, and larger social systems shape a person’s life. That means she listens for patterns passed through families and for ways societal pressures affect mood, behavior, and relationships.
Her practice draws on client-centered work that prioritizes the person’s experience. She also uses narrative and existential ideas to help people name their stories and make sense of life changes. Solution-focused techniques are used when concrete, short-term goals are helpful.
Sessions often involve talking through current problems, identifying strengths, and trying small changes between meetings. Amanda has experience supporting people with eating disorders, people living with HIV/AIDS, and queer and transgender clients, and she has worked with caregivers and adults managing complex grief.
She notes particular experience with blended family issues, communication problems, codependency, infidelity, and substance use challenges. People who want a therapist who pays attention to cultural context and family history may find her style a practical fit.
How sessions work
How her approaches guide online sessions
Amanda commonly draws on client-centered therapy and narrative therapy in her work. Client-centered therapy focuses on the person’s experience and priorities, allowing the conversation to follow what matters most to the client and to build on their strengths. Narrative therapy helps people name the stories they tell about themselves and consider alternative interpretations for troublesome patterns.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Amanda will collaborate with each person to decide which methods suit their goals and preferences. That may mean using narrative questions one week and trying solution-focused steps the next, depending on what the client needs.
Please confirm current session formats before booking, as the biography does not specify which online options she uses. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit counseling into a busy life by removing commute time and allowing meetings during breaks. They can also allow shorter check-ins when schedules require a quick conversation, or sessions without video when bandwidth is limited. Licensed professionals adapt their methods so therapy remains practical and focused whether sessions are longer or shorter, and whether work emphasizes storytelling, problem-solving, or exploring values.
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Experience
8+ years
Listed in
New Jersey
Languages
English
Questions
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What kinds of family or parenting concerns can she help with?
Amanda works with adults on family-related issues such as blended family challenges, communication problems, caregiver stress, and coping with divorce or separation.
How does she approach relationship or intimacy issues?
She uses client-centered, narrative, and solution-focused methods to talk through intimacy, infidelity, codependency, and communication problems, helping identify small changes that can improve connection.
How much clinical experience does she have?
Amanda has eight years of experience in counseling practice working with a range of concerns including trauma, eating disorders, addiction, and gender-related issues.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in New Jersey and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages?
Sessions are offered in English only.
What session formats does she provide?
Please confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific session formats.
How are session 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?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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