About Amanda
Amanda Cross is a licensed clinical social worker with two decades of experience helping people manage stress and anxiety. She supports adults who are coping with grief, low self-esteem, motivation struggles, and major life changes. Her approach centers on listening first and building on each person's strengths to find workable steps forward.
She uses straightforward conversations to help clients name what feels hard. Sessions focus on practical strategies and on understanding the stories clients tell about themselves.
Background and approach
Amanda mixes mindfulness exercises, gentle cognitive work, and motivational techniques to boost coping and confidence. Amanda values clear goals and small experiments clients can try between sessions. She encourages clients to notice what helps and what does not, then adjust the plan together.
That way therapy becomes a hands-on process rather than abstract advice. Her background includes extensive experience in community and clinical settings across California. Amanda brings 20 years of practice as an LCSW, which informs how she guides people through transitions and stress related to caregiving, chronic illness, or life changes like separation.
People who work with her can expect a collaborative, respectful pace. Amanda aims to make therapy useful and focused on everyday life. She helps people build self-compassion and practical tools to manage anxiety and move toward goals.
How Amanda’s Approaches Translate to Online Therapy
Amanda draws on client-centered therapy to center each person’s experience. That means sessions begin with listening and follow the client’s priorities, helping them shape goals that matter. This approach helps with feelings of anxiety, grief, and low self-worth by making space for what matters most to the client.She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on practical skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, stress, and motivation problems because it gives clear strategies clients can practice between sessions to notice patterns and try alternatives.
Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amanda discusses different methods with clients and tailors the plan to their needs, goals, and preferences. The process is collaborative - she helps people test what works and adjusts the plan based on results.
Online formats make that collaboration easier to fit into busy lives. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and guided exercises. Phone sessions are a lower-bandwidth option for focused talk. Live chat and text messaging can be used for brief check-ins, coaching, or reminders between sessions. These options help people maintain continuity of care and practice skills in real time without long travel times.
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What this therapist works with
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Also listed
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Divorce and separation
- Family of origin issues
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 20 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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