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Amanda Perkins

Compassionate care with practical tools

LMHC Florida

Experience
10 years in practice
Focus areas
Stress, Anxiety, Family, Trauma and abuse
Approaches
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages
English
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About Amanda

Amanda Perkins is a Florida-licensed mental health counselor who works with people facing anxiety, stress, trauma, relationship struggles, and shifts in life circumstances. She draws on a decade of clinical experience to provide individualized care that attends to each person's history, present challenges, and goals.

Background and approach

As an LMHC, Amanda blends evidence-informed techniques with empathic listening to help clients build self-compassion, strengthen coping skills, and improve communication. Her practice addresses a wide range of concerns including mood disorders, grief, parenting and family dynamics, intimacy-related issues, ADHD, and caregiving stress.

She emphasizes collaborative treatment planning and practical strategies that can be used between sessions, from managing everyday anxiety to navigating complex trauma responses. Amanda aims to support clients in noticing limiting patterns, experimenting with new responses, and cultivating more sustainable emotional resilience.

Sessions are guided by respect for each person's pace and values, with attention to both symptom relief and longer-term growth. Clients seeking a therapist who combines warmth, clinical skill, and a focus on actionable tools may find her approach well suited to reclaiming balance and purpose amid life’s challenges.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Access



Amanda commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in ways that are easy to understand and apply. CBT focuses on identifying and shifting unhelpful thinking patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety and depression and to improve daily functioning. ACT emphasizes clarifying personal values and learning skills to accept difficult thoughts and feelings while committing to meaningful action, which can help with life changes and persistent stress.

Finding the right approach is collaborative; the therapist works with each client to explore which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. Initial sessions often include discussion of priorities and experiments with different techniques so that the treatment plan reflects what helps the client make progress and feel more empowered.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, allowing people to access care from home or work and to choose formats that match their comfort and schedule. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care during busy periods and to integrate therapeutic practice into everyday life.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Amanda address?
Amanda works with many issues including stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression, relationship and family problems, grief, self-esteem, ADHD, and caregiving or compassion fatigue.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is compassionate and tailored to each person, combining client-centered listening with structured tools drawn from CBT, ACT, DBT, and attachment-informed methods.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She brings ten years of experience working with diverse emotional and life-change challenges and offers practical strategies alongside supportive exploration.
What credentials and location are listed for this therapist?
She is a licensed mental health counselor in Florida with the credential FL LMHC MH16909 and provides services based in Florida.
In what languages can sessions be conducted?
Sessions are conducted in English and she is not accepting international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
Clients can choose video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on preference and scheduling.
How are fees and payment handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin therapy?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsTrauma and abuseSelf esteemCompassion fatigue

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems

Experience

10+ years

Licensed

Florida

Languages

English