About Amanda
Amanda Durham supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, addictions, low self-esteem, and depression. She also helps with coping through life changes and concerns like caregiver stress, guilt, and social anxiety. Amanda holds LPCC, which is the Kentucky licensed professional clinical counselor credential, and she brings ten years of experience to her practice.
Amanda focuses on practical steps clients can use between sessions. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and builds on the strengths they already have.
Background and approach
Sessions are straightforward and goal oriented, with a mix of listening, reflection, and problem-solving. She aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can sort through what matters most to them. Amanda encourages small experiments and new routines that make daily life easier.
She also helps clients notice patterns that keep them stuck and find different ways to respond. For people feeling overwhelmed by change or stuck after a setback, Amanda offers support in rebuilding confidence and motivation. She works with issues related to self-love, life purpose, and shame in ways that are down-to-earth and practical.
Progress is paced to each person’s needs and comfort. Amanda’s style blends empathy with clear, manageable strategies. She helps people set realistic goals and track small wins.
The work is collaborative, focused on what will make life feel more manageable and meaningful.
Evidence-based approaches and online care
Amanda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on real-world change. One common approach she draws on emphasizes identifying unhelpful patterns in thoughts and behaviors and replacing them with clearer, more helpful actions; this helps with anxiety, low mood, and motivation. Another element of her work centers on building self-compassion and addressing guilt and shame through practical exercises that strengthen self-worth and daily habits.Choosing which approaches to use is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their goals and preferences, then try methods that fit those needs. They adjust the plan over time based on what is helpful and what isn’t, so the work stays relevant and manageable.
Online therapy offers flexibility for people with busy schedules or limited local options. Video calls let sessions feel more like face-to-face meetings, while phone sessions require less bandwidth. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for quick check-ins, shorter reflections, or when someone prefers written conversation. These options make it easier to fit therapy into workdays, caregiving routines, or times when being on camera isn’t ideal.
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Also listed
- Experience
- 10 years
- Licensed
- Kentucky
- Languages
- English