About Amanda
Amanda Braun is a licensed clinical social worker in Pennsylvania who focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety. She speaks plainly and listens closely to what matters most to each person. Amanda aims to make the first step feel manageable for someone who is unsure about therapy.
She uses clear, goal-oriented methods to handle worries and low mood. Sessions often include practical strategies for coping when life feels overwhelming.
Background and approach
Amanda adapts conversations and tools to fit each person's needs and pace. Her work also addresses family-related strain and problems with self-esteem. She helps people untangle communication problems and build healthier ways of relating.
Issues like body image, caregiver stress, guilt, shame, and forgiveness are part of what she supports people through. Amanda draws on approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, and mindfulness to guide sessions. These tools are used to notice unhelpful patterns, practice new skills, and act in ways that match personal values.
Over time she helps people try small changes that add up. She brings four years of clinical experience and treats each person with respect and compassion. Amanda will work with clients to create a plan that fits their goals and life.
Taking the first step can feel hard, and she encourages gentle forward progress.
How ACT, CBT, and Mindfulness work online
Amanda uses approaches like Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people struggling with worry and low mood. ACT focuses on clarifying what matters to you and helping you move toward those values even when feelings are hard. CBT looks at unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches practical skills to change them. Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing skills to reduce reactivity and improve present-moment awareness.Choosing the right approach is a joint process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what has or hasn't helped before. Together they will try techniques and adjust the plan so it fits the client's life and needs.
Online sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different routines. Video sessions allow face-to-face dialogue; phone calls are useful when bandwidth is limited or for a quick check-in. Live chat and messaging let someone check in between sessions or communicate in writing. These options make it easier to work therapy into busy days and maintain consistency over time.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Self esteem
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 4 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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