Therapist profile
Amanda Ulmer, LPC-MH, LPC
Licensed counselor - stress and parenting
Continue with AmandaAbout
- Attachment-based work
- CBT techniques
- Emotion regulation skills
About Amanda
Amanda Ulmer is a Licensed Professional Counselor-Mental Health (LPC-MH) and Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in South Dakota with six years of experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, relationship concerns, parenting strain, depression, and self-esteem issues. Amanda also works with people facing attachment and abandonment concerns, codependency, communication problems, and family of origin struggles.
Amanda uses straightforward conversation and practical strategies in sessions. She listens to daily pressures and helps people notice patterns that keep problems repeating. Sessions often include checking how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors connect and trying small changes that can make home life easier.
Her approach blends attachment-based ideas with cognitive behavioral techniques and client-centered listening. That can mean talking about early relationship patterns, testing unhelpful thoughts, and focusing on present moments and feelings. She also draws on dialectical behavior skills for emotion regulation and existential questions about meaning when those topics arise.
People come to her with parenting stress, difficult conversations with partners or relatives, or long-standing feelings of guilt or emptiness. Amanda can help sort priorities, set clearer boundaries, and practice concrete communication skills that fit everyday routines.
She works in English and sees people from South Dakota. Before booking, people should confirm the current session formats and scheduling steps. To begin, a short matching questionnaire is completed and a first session is scheduled through the listed process.
How sessions work
How therapeutic approaches translate to online sessions
Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early relationship patterns affect current connections. Online work using this approach looks at how people relate to partners, parents, and close family members, and helps identify repeating patterns that affect home life.Client-Centered Therapy emphasizes listening and the person's own goals. In an online setting this means the therapist follows what the client brings, reflects concerns, and supports the client's choices about next steps.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. When used online, CBT often includes homework and brief practical experiments to try between sessions to improve communication or reduce anxiety.
Finding the right approach is part of the process. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose methods that match the client's goals, comfort, and the issues they bring. That may mean focusing on emotion regulation skills first or shifting toward problem-solving and communication practice.
Session formats are not specified in the biography, so confirm what is currently offered before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy household schedule, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Together, these practical benefits can help people apply what they discuss to everyday family life.
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Experience
6+ years
Listed in
South Dakota, Arizona
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she address related to family life?
She helps with parenting strain, relationship conflict, family of origin issues, and related emotions such as guilt, shame, and emptiness.
What style of therapy does she use in sessions?
Sessions mix client-centered listening with attachment-based ideas and cognitive behavioral techniques to address thoughts, feelings, and behavior.
How much experience does she have working with these issues?
She has six years of professional experience supporting people with stress, anxiety, parenting challenges, and relationship concerns.
Which credentials and state licensure does she hold?
She holds the LPC-MH and LPC credentials and is licensed in South Dakota.
Can I work with her if I live outside the United States?
Sessions are conducted in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are offered for meetings?
The original biography does not list specific session formats; please confirm current online or in-person session options before booking.
How are sessions priced?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with scheduling a first session?
Click the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule the first session through the provided scheduling steps.
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