About Amanda
Amanda Gragg is a licensed therapist practicing in Wisconsin. She has 15 years of experience helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or life changes. Amanda focuses on clear, practical steps so clients can feel steadier and more able to cope.
She uses plain, direct conversation to break down problems into manageable parts. Sessions often involve looking at thoughts and behaviors, learning simple mindfulness skills, and setting short-term goals that fit daily life.
Background and approach
Amanda also draws on motivational techniques to help people find reasons to change and keep going. Her work covers a wide range of concerns from mood disorders and trauma to addictions, grief, and sleep problems. She also helps people dealing with body image, caregiver stress, communication struggles, and feelings of isolation.
LGBT concerns and recovery from domestic violence are included among the areas she addresses. Amanda prioritizes building trust and treating each person with respect and compassion. She aims to make therapy straightforward and usable, with tools people can try between sessions.
Over time she helps clients notice small gains and build toward larger change. Clients typically learn behavioral strategies, mindfulness practices, and goal-focused plans. Amanda combines these methods to match each person's needs and preferences.
Her goal is to support steady progress and a stronger sense of self.
How Amanda Uses CBT and Mindfulness Online
Amanda often combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Mindfulness Therapy in online sessions. CBT helps identify unhelpful thought patterns and test them against real life, which can reduce anxiety and depression. Mindfulness teaches simple attention and breathing skills to lower stress and support better sleep.She treats these approaches as tools to try together rather than fixed rules. The therapist will work collaboratively to choose which methods fit a person's goals and day-to-day routine, adjusting plans as progress is made. Clients set priorities and Amanda helps translate those into manageable steps.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video works well for face-to-face conversation and guided exercises, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can support quick check-ins, motivational prompts, or brief problem-solving between longer appointments. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into work, caregiving, or other busy schedules.
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What this therapist works with
Also listed
- Anger management
- Bipolar disorder
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Eating and food-related issues
- Forgiveness
- Grief
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self esteem
- Self-love
- Sleeping disorders
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 15 years
- Licensed
- Wisconsin, Florida
- Languages
- English
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