- Years in practice
- 24
- Credentials
- LPC
- Licensed in
- Colorado
- Languages
- English
- Focus
- Stress, Anxiety
- Focus
- Trauma and abuse
- Focus
- Parenting issues
About Amanda
Amanda Kayes-Carson "Kayes" is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Colorado. She focuses on concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, trauma and addiction. Kayes draws on a long career to help people navigate difficult moments and make practical changes.
She keeps sessions straightforward and respectful. Conversations are tailored to each person's situation and goals. She aims to create a calm space to talk through immediate struggles and next steps.
Background and approach
Her approach mixes attachment-based ideas with client-centered techniques and cognitive behavioral tools. That means she pays attention to relationships and patterns, listens closely to what matters to the client, and works on concrete thoughts and behaviors that get in the way. With 24 years of experience, Kayes brings steady clinical judgment and real-world perspective.
She notes trauma and loss as areas she often addresses, and she makes room for grief, compassion fatigue, and life transitions in session. Sessions are offered in English and delivered remotely in a variety of formats. Kayes emphasizes collaboration - she and the person seeking help decide together which steps feel most useful.
She welcomes questions and works to make therapy feel practical and doable.
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
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Amanda lists
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Existential Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Therapeutic approaches and online options
A few of the methods Kayes commonly uses are attachment-based work and cognitive behavioral therapy. Attachment-based work looks at how early and current relationships shape feelings and reactions, which can help with parenting concerns, intimacy issues, and relationship patterns. Cognitive behavioral therapy focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and changing behaviors that maintain distress, often used for anxiety, depression, and stress management.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. Kayes will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and what feels manageable. Together they try different tools and adjust the plan based on what helps most in real life.
Online therapy offers practical ways to fit counseling into a busy life. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can be a good option when less bandwidth is needed or when a session fits during a break. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for brief check-ins, tracking progress, or keeping momentum between longer sessions. These formats make therapy more flexible and easier to schedule while keeping the focus on workable strategies and steady progress.
Questions people ask about Amanda
What kinds of concerns does Kayes address?
She supports people with stress, anxiety, depression, parenting challenges, trauma and addiction, among other issues listed in her specialties.
How would you describe her therapy style?
She keeps sessions practical and respectful, tailoring conversations to each person's needs and focusing on usable steps forward.
What is her background and clinical experience?
Kayes has 24 years of professional experience in counseling and has worked with a wide range of concerns including grief, compassion fatigue, and life transitions.
What credential does she hold and where is she located?
She is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) licensed in Colorado.
Which languages does she offer sessions in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
She provides video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and preferences.
How are costs and getting started handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time; to begin, select the Start Therapy button, complete the matching questionnaire, and schedule based on availability.
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