Amanda Dunlap
Practical, strengths-based therapy with a collaborative focus
LISW-CP South Carolina
- Experience
- 10 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, LGBT
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Languages
- English
About Amanda
Amanda Dunlap is a licensed independent social worker in South Carolina with ten years of clinical experience. She draws on practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage stress, anxiety, addictions, grief, and mood concerns while respecting each person as the expert on their own life.
Background and approach
Her credential, LISW-CP, indicates advanced clinical training and the ability to provide psychotherapy in her state. Amanda emphasizes collaboration and strengths, helping clients build skills to address relationship and intimacy challenges, parenting and family struggles, and identity-related concerns including LGBT and gender dysphoria issues.
She also works with people facing complex stressors such as trauma and abuse, chronic illness, caregiving strain, and transitions that require coping and problem-solving. Her approach centers on clear, goal-oriented work that supports practical change while honoring each client’s story and resilience.
Clients who value structured, skill-based therapy and a supportive, respectful partnership may find her style a good fit. Amanda aims to create a therapeutic space that balances practical tools with empathetic listening to help clients move toward more balanced, meaningful daily living.
Evidence-informed approaches and flexible online care
CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns; it uses practical exercises and skill-building to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress and to improve daily functioning. Amanda integrates these techniques to help clients break cycles of avoidance, manage intense emotions, and develop healthier coping strategies.She emphasizes a collaborative process in which therapist and client work together to determine which methods will best address the client's goals and preferences. Finding the right therapeutic fit is treated as a shared effort, with adjustments made over time so the work stays relevant and useful.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, which provide flexibility for different schedules and communication styles. These formats make it possible to maintain continuity of care when life is busy or when in-person visits are not practical, and they allow clients to access licensed professionals from their own location.
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Experience
10+ years
Licensed
South Carolina
Languages
English