About Amanda
Amanda Kidd is a licensed clinical social worker with six years of experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, anger, family concerns, and self-esteem struggles. Amanda aims to make the first steps feel manageable and clear for someone who is worried or overwhelmed.
She creates a calm and respectful space where clients can talk through what matters to them. Sessions emphasize practical steps and small goals that fit into busy lives.
Background and approach
Amanda listens for patterns and helps clients build tools to handle hard moments. Her work is grounded in evidence-based therapeutic techniques and shaped by real-world clinical experience. She helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and practices alternatives that feel realistic.
The emphasis is on skills that can be used between sessions. Amanda takes a collaborative approach. She and the client set goals together and adjust plans as progress is made.
Her focus is on steady improvements rather than quick fixes. People who seek Amanda's support often want clear strategies for coping and better ways to manage relationships and daily stress. She aims to help clients move from feeling stuck to feeling more capable and in control.
Evidence-based techniques and online care
Amanda draws from evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on clear, usable skills. One common approach helps clients notice and reframe unhelpful thoughts, teaching ways to test and change patterns that fuel anxiety and low mood. This approach is useful for everyday worry, negative self-talk, and mood shifts.Another focus is practical skill-building for stress and anger management. Sessions include learning breathing and grounding exercises, pacing strategies, and step-by-step plans for responding to triggering situations. These skills are aimed at reducing intense reactions and improving day-to-day coping.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Amanda collaborates with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and pace. She reviews what helps and adjusts the plan as progress is made so the care stays relevant and practical.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when deeper interaction is helpful, phone sessions work well when bandwidth is limited, and live chat or text messaging can be used for brief check-ins or when written reflection fits better. These options make it easier to keep consistent contact and to practice new skills between sessions.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Anger management
Also listed
- Experience
- 6 years
- Licensed
- Illinois
- Languages
- English
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