About Declan
Dr. Declan Amadi helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, self-esteem concerns, relationship challenges, and ADHD. He creates a calm, affirming space where people can talk openly and begin to make changes.
He works with LGBTQ clients and people facing major life transitions who need clear support and practical coping skills. Dr. Amadi is a licensed independent clinical social worker - LICSW - and also holds an LCSW.
He has practiced for 11 years and is based in Nevada while working with people in other places as well.
Background and approach
He speaks English and Igbo to support a broader range of clients. In sessions he focuses on helping people improve communication and reduce isolation. He uses straightforward tools to build coping skills and address unhealthy patterns that cause pain.
He helps clients look at how past relationships shape current feelings and behavior. His approach blends client-centered listening with evidence-based techniques. That means people set goals and the work follows what matters most to them.
He also draws on therapies that address strong emotions and traumatic memories when those are part of the problem. People who come to him can expect a respectful, culturally aware clinician who pays attention to identity and background. The aim is practical change - better ways to handle stress, more stable moods, clearer priorities, and improved relationships.
The work moves at the client’s pace and focuses on usable skills and insights.
Approaches and online options for emotional and relationship struggles
Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape current needs and patterns. It helps people understand why they react a certain way in close relationships and offers ways to build safer connections. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behavior. It teaches concrete skills for reducing anxiety, lifting mood, and changing unhelpful thinking. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, provides practical tools for managing strong emotions, tolerating distress, and improving interpersonal effectiveness.Finding the right approach is part of the work. The therapist will collaborate with each person to choose techniques that fit their goals and comfort level. That means trying strategies, checking what helps, and adjusting as needed so sessions remain focused and relevant.
Online therapy is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to make work fit real life. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skill practice, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat and messaging are helpful for quick check-ins, shorter reflections, or when someone prefers writing. These options make it easier to keep regular contact, practice skills between sessions, and fit therapy into a busy schedule.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
Also listed
- Abandonment
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Communication problems
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- LGBT
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 11 years
- Licensed
- Nevada, Minnesota
- Languages
- English, Igbo
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