About Baotran
Baotran Amanda Nguyen helps people manage stress, anxiety, trauma, grief, depression, and relationship or family concerns. She also supports those dealing with addiction, anger, self-esteem, ADHD, parenting strain, career questions, and major life changes. Amanda holds LMFT and LPCC credentials and works from California.
Amanda uses clear, down-to-earth conversation to help people find workable steps forward. Sessions focus on what’s happening now and on small changes that can make daily life easier.
Background and approach
She listens for patterns that keep problems going and helps people try different ways of responding. Her approach blends Client-Centered Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Motivational Interviewing, and Narrative Therapy. That mix lets her adapt to goals like reducing anxiety, managing mood swings, improving communication, or coping with trauma and grief.
With four years of clinical experience, Amanda draws on practical strategies and simple skills practice. She works with people facing chronic illness, codependency, family-of-origin issues, abandonment or attachment wounds, and feelings of isolation or shame. Sessions often include skill building, goal-setting, and story work to reframe painful experiences.
Amanda offers care in English and provides sessions by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Costs vary by location and are paid through a cancellable subscription. To begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.
How Amanda’s Approaches Translate to Online Care
Client-Centered Therapy focuses on listening and understanding each person's experience. It helps when someone needs empathy and a nonjudgmental space to talk about stress, grief, or relationship concerns.Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) looks at the connection between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It offers practical exercises to reduce anxiety, manage mood, and change unhelpful thinking patterns.
Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) provides skills for managing strong emotions and improving interpersonal effectiveness. It can be useful for mood instability, impulsivity, and intense reactions to stress.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amanda will collaborate with each person to pick methods that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. That choice can shift over time as priorities change.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules. Video can support face-to-face conversation and skills practice. Phone offers a simpler audio check-in when video is not convenient. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, homework support, or when someone prefers typed conversation. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy days and varying routines.
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What this counselor works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Anger management
Also listed
- Abandonment
- Addictions
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Bipolar disorder
- Career difficulties
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Domestic violence
- Family conflicts
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Intellectual disability
- Intimacy-related issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Paranoia
- Parenting issues
- Post-traumatic stress
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English