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About Amanda
Amanda Grant is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in New York with 14 years of practice. She works with relationship concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, parenting challenges, and self-esteem struggles. Her work also addresses abandonment, attachment concerns, adoption and foster care issues, and family transition stress.
Amanda has held roles as a clinician, supervisor, therapist, and administrator across multiple settings. That range of experience shapes how she organizes sessions and plans treatment steps. She often draws on knowledge gained from different parts of the mental health system to help people make practical changes.
Her current focus includes attachment wounds and the impacts of trauma, especially sexual trauma and early childhood trauma. She also addresses behavioral needs related to emotional disabilities and the intersections of sexuality and self. These are repeated themes in her practice.
Amanda often works with people facing midlife transitions, new or challenging parenting roles, or those seeking deeper healing or rest. She speaks plainly about family systems and how past patterns can continue to affect current relationships. Sessions aim to identify patterns and try out manageable shifts in thinking and behavior.
She welcomes conversations about adoption, blended family issues, caregiver stress, codependency, communication problems, and separation. Amanda asks people to bring the specifics of their situation so sessions can focus on concrete steps. To begin, readers are invited to follow the site process for matching and scheduling a first appointment.
Approaches that guide online sessions
Amanda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on attachment and trauma-related work. Attachment-focused work looks at how early relationships shape current patterns and helps people recognize and shift those recurring dynamics. Trauma-focused approaches address the effects of sexual trauma and early childhood trauma by building skills for emotional regulation and safer ways to relate to memories and triggers.She also helps people with behavioral needs tied to emotional disabilities by breaking issues into manageable steps. That kind of work often includes pacing interventions, setting clear behavioral goals, and checking progress in each session. Choosing which approach to use happens together; Amanda and the client decide based on the client's goals, history, and what feels most useful in practice.
Confirm the formats available before booking since the biography does not list them. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy day, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Many people find remote sessions help maintain continuity of care when life is hectic, and the therapist will work with the client to fit sessions into their schedule and daily routines.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
New York
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with relationship problems, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, parenting stress, and self-esteem difficulties. Additional areas include abandonment, adoption and foster care, attachment, and family transitions.
How would she approach feelings of guilt or shame?
The approach focuses on identifying how guilt or shame shows up in relationships and behavior, then trying practical steps to shift those patterns. Amanda uses evidence-based techniques suited to the client's needs.
What is her professional background?
She has 14 years of experience and has served as a staff clinician, supervisor, therapist, and administrator in multiple settings. That variety informs how she plans sessions and supports change.
What credential does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in New York and practices from that state.
Does she offer sessions in other languages or for international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not accepting international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats, so please confirm current session options through the booking process before scheduling.
How much do sessions cost?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Exact pricing is provided during the sign-up and matching steps.
How do I begin working with her?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site process.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If you are in danger or thinking about harming yourself, use the crisis numbers.