Amanda Sholty

Amanda Sholty is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) based in Florida who helps people facing stress, anxiety, career concerns, relationship strain, and changes in life. She offers steady support for grief, trauma and abuse, compassion fatigue, addiction, and self-esteem struggles. Amanda also works with parenting challenges, intimacy-related issues, ADHD, and LGBT concerns. Her background includes six years in settings such as community behavioral health, domestic violence services, healthcare, and veteran support. She has experience assisting caregivers who are supporting people with dementia. Those experiences shape how she notices practical needs and everyday pressures. Amanda uses a person-centered, strengths-based style. She treats the person in front of her as the expert on their life and collaborates on goals and steps forward. Sessions focus on identifying priorities, building coping skills, and setting clearer boundaries when needed. Therapeutic techniques she draws on include Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, and elements of the Gottman Method. These methods are used as tools to meet the concerns someone brings, not as rigid programs. People who have had difficult experiences with therapy before will find an emphasis on respect and gentle pacing. Amanda aims to make each meeting practical and geared toward the next doable step. To begin, she asks people to select the Start Therapy button and complete a short matching questionnaire.

How Amanda’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

Amanda commonly uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Attachment-Based Therapy in her work. ACT helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and commit to actions that match their values, which can help with anxiety, stress, and life transitions. CBT focuses on identifying and changing thinking and behavior patterns that keep problems going, useful for anxiety, depression, and coping skills. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how past relationship patterns affect current connections and can help with intimacy, trust, and communication struggles.

Finding the right approach is part of the process. Amanda works collaboratively to pick methods that match a person's goals, needs, and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts the plan so therapy stays useful and realistic for everyday life.

The practical benefits of online therapy include fitting sessions into a busy schedule and reducing travel time. Online work can make it easier to attend brief check-ins during a work break or to keep momentum between in-person visits. Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm available options before booking to ensure they fit your routine and technology needs.