About Amanda
Amanda Potts is a Licensed Professional Counselor in Pennsylvania with seven years of clinical experience. She works with common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, sleeping problems, anger, ADHD, grief, and parenting strain. Amanda aims to create a calm, approachable space where people can talk without judgment.
She has worked in varied settings including corrections, crisis counseling, and primary care. That range has shaped a practical style that focuses on everyday skills and small changes that add up.
Background and approach
Sessions are conversational and collaborative so clients can set the pace and priorities. Amanda uses methods drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, mindfulness, motivational interviewing, and solution-focused approaches. She blends these tools to help people manage strong emotions, reduce impulsivity, and build routines that support better sleep and attention.
The work often centers on learning concrete strategies - simple coping skills, clearer routines, pacing goals, and communication practice. Amanda encourages clients to notice strengths they already have and to apply them to current challenges. She strives to keep language plain and action-oriented so progress feels reachable.
Clients can expect a warm, steady presence and a focus on practical steps between sessions. Amanda values collaboration and treats each person as the expert on their life while offering structure and skills to move forward.
How practical therapy methods translate online
Amanda commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy in her work. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing them against reality, then building small behavior changes to improve mood, sleep, and attention. DBT emphasizes emotional regulation and practical skills like distress tolerance and interpersonal effectiveness, which can help with anger, impulsivity, and intense mood swings.Finding the best approach is a collaborative process. She will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they try approaches, notice what helps, and adapt the plan so it fits daily life and priorities.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face interaction for skills practice and role play. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a shorter check-in between meetings. Live chat or text messaging supports quick coaching, brief check-ins, or follow-up between longer sessions. These options aim to make therapy more flexible and easier to fit into work, school, or busy family rhythms.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
Also listed
- ADHD
- Bipolar disorder
- Compassion fatigue
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Family conflicts
- First responder issues
- Grief
- Impulsivity
- LGBT
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Personality disorders
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Self-harm
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Trauma and abuse
- Women's issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Pennsylvania
- Languages
- English
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