- Years in practice
- 10
- Credentials
- LISW-CP
- Licensed in
- South Carolina
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Addictions
- Focus
- LGBT
About Amanda
Amanda Dunlap is a licensed independent social worker with ten years of experience in South Carolina. She focuses on helping people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, or depression. Amanda emphasizes each person’s strengths and sees clients as the experts on their own lives.
She approaches sessions in a practical way. Conversations are used to identify patterns that cause pain and to develop clear steps for change.
Background and approach
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is one of the main approaches she uses to help people shift thinking and behavior that keep them stuck. Amanda also works with concerns around relationships, intimacy, and self-esteem. She supports people navigating parenting challenges and other life changes that can feel heavy and uncertain.
Topics like attachment, blended family issues, and caregiver stress are part of her background. Her work includes support for the LGBT community and people facing gender dysphoria, fertility or cancer-related stress, and issues tied to kink or alternative sex culture. She speaks English and practices in South Carolina as an LISW-CP - Licensed Independent Social Worker with Clinical Practice.
Therapy with Amanda aims to be straightforward and collaborative. Sessions focus on small, doable steps that fit day-to-day life. She encourages people to try practical tools and reflect on what helps them feel more capable and hopeful.
What Amanda works with
Everything Amanda lists, in the therapist's own terms. Parenting is the reason this directory exists; the rest shows what else Amanda helps people with.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Grief
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Gender dysphoria
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Mood disorders
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Women's issues
Approaches Amanda lists
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
How Amanda Uses CBT Online and What to Expect
Amanda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT involves noticing thought patterns, testing them against real-life evidence, and practicing small behavior changes that reduce anxiety, depression, and stress.She applies CBT exercises to parenting concerns, relationship patterns, and coping with grief or addiction. The work is hands-on and focuses on skills you can use between sessions, such as thought records, behavior experiments, and step-by-step problem solving.
Choosing the right approach is a team effort. Amanda works with each person to pick strategies that match their goals and everyday life. She adjusts plans over time based on what helps and what does not, so therapy stays practical and relevant.
Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video allows face-to-face interaction and visual cues. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or a quick check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging let people share updates, complete short check-ins, or get support between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep work moving forward without long gaps.
Questions people ask about Amanda
What concerns does Amanda address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, addiction, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, and parenting challenges among other concerns.
What is Amanda's therapy style?
Sessions are collaborative and pragmatic, focusing on clear steps and skills to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
How long has Amanda been practicing?
She has ten years of professional experience working with a range of mental health and life concerns.
Where is Amanda licensed to practice?
She is licensed in South Carolina as an LISW-CP, which stands for Licensed Independent Social Worker with Clinical Practice.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with Amanda?
She is not accepting international clients at this time and offers services within her licensed region.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How do I get started with therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.
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