About Amanda
Amanda Stoner is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with eight years of clinical experience in California. She focuses on helping people who face stress, anxiety, depression, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and life transitions. Amanda uses direct, practical methods so clients can make steady progress between sessions.
Amanda works with adults and young adults to set clear, achievable goals. She emphasizes collaboration and meets people where they are. Sessions often include problem-solving, skill practice, and conversations that help clients notice patterns and try new approaches.
Background and approach
Her day-to-day work draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to identify unhelpful thoughts and change behaviors. She also uses solution-focused methods to build step-by-step plans that fit a person's life. These approaches are practical and action-oriented when people need relief from anxiety or panic.
Amanda also integrates client-centered and psychodynamic ideas to understand how past experiences shape current reactions. That helps when concerns like self-esteem, impulsivity, or relationship patterns keep repeating. She balances short-term strategies with attention to longer-term patterns.
Sessions are straightforward and conversational. Amanda supports parents dealing with family problems and people working through divorce and separation without judgment. She offers phone, video, live chat, and text-based messaging options to fit different schedules and needs.
How Amanda’s Approaches Work Online
Amanda blends cognitive behavioral techniques and solution-focused methods into her online work. Cognitive behavioral therapy looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions and helps people try small behavior changes to reduce anxiety or panic. Solution-focused work focuses on concrete steps and short-term goals so people can see quick progress and build momentum.Choosing the right approach is a shared process. She talks with each person about their goals and preferences, then suggests which methods to try first. Over time she adjusts the plan based on what helps most, keeping the work collaborative and goal oriented.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for full conversations and visual cues, while phone sessions can fit into a busy day or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging make it easier to check in between sessions or have brief focused exchanges. These formats offer flexibility so therapy can fit work, family, and daily life.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also listed
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Impulsivity
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English
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