About Amanda
Amanda Sims-High is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 27 years of practice. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress and anxiety, or who are coping with depression, anger, or major life changes. Her manner is respectful and direct, and she aims to make the first steps easier to take.
She uses straightforward conversation to understand what matters most to each person. Amanda adapts her approach to fit individual needs and priorities rather than using a one-size-fits-all plan.
Background and approach
That can mean focusing on current problems, changing unhelpful thinking, or building practical skills for day-to-day life. Amanda brings experience from many years in social work and a background that includes military service. That experience influences how she listens and how she frames practical solutions for things like blended family challenges, communication problems, divorce and separation, and veteran and armed forces issues.
Sessions emphasize clear goals and small, doable steps. She often draws on client-centered methods to keep the conversation focused on each person's values. Cognitive behavioral tools are used when shifting thoughts and behaviors will help reduce anxiety or improve mood.
People who meet with Amanda can expect a collaborative rhythm: identify priorities, try focused techniques, and adjust plans based on what helps. She works by phone, video, chat, or text so people can connect in the way that fits their life.
How Amanda’s Approaches Work Online
Amanda uses client-centered therapy to keep the focus on each person’s priorities and values. This approach means sessions begin by listening and shaping goals around what matters most to the client. Cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, targets thoughts and behaviors that contribute to anxiety and low mood by teaching practical strategies for change. Solution-focused therapy emphasizes small, concrete steps and rapid goal-setting to create forward momentum.Deciding which approach to use is a collaborative process. Amanda will work with the client to weigh goals, preferences, and the problem at hand, then try techniques that match those needs. Plans are adjusted as progress is made so the work stays relevant and useful.
Online therapy offers several practical benefits for this work. Video calls allow for face-to-face conversation when visual cues help the process. Phone sessions can fit into a busy day or be used when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and text-based messaging let people check in between sessions, share short updates, or use brief coaching-style exchanges. These options give flexibility in how and when work happens, making it easier to keep momentum while fitting therapy into daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
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Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 27 years
- Licensed
- Colorado, Maryland
- Languages
- English
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