Amanda Pisark

Compassionate therapy for life changes and relationships

LCSW Pennsylvania

Experience: 7 years in practice
Focus areas: Relationship, Family, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Amanda

Amanda Pisark provides therapy for adults navigating relationship strains, family conflict, grief, life transitions, stress, anxiety, and other emotional challenges.

Background and approach

As a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania, she draws on seven years of clinical experience supporting people across the lifespan, including work in hospice care and retirement communities.

She welcomes clients who are coping with loss, caregiver stress, chronic illness, or unresolved trauma and helps them untangle the thoughts and feelings that affect daily life and relationships. Her style centers on collaborative exploration of experiences, thoughts, and behaviors to identify practical steps forward.

Sessions emphasize client-guided conversation with thoughtful questions and observations to expand perspective and clarify goals. Over time she introduces coping strategies and personalized exercises to practice between meetings, helping clients build skills for managing anxiety, depression, compulsive behaviors, communication problems, intimacy concerns, and related issues.

Amanda aims to move at a pace that feels manageable while supporting growth in relationships, self-understanding, and everyday functioning.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Amanda commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) in her work. CBT focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress, often through structured exercises and practical skill-building. ACT emphasizes accepting difficult internal experiences while clarifying personal values and taking committed actions toward those values, which can help with grief, life transitions, and chronic stress.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will discuss your concerns, goals, and preferences to determine whether CBT, ACT, or elements of attachment-informed and client-centered work best suit your needs, and adjust methods as therapy progresses to stay aligned with what helps you most.

Online therapy with Amanda is offered through several formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to enhance flexibility and access. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity during life changes, and practice tools between meetings while staying connected with a licensed professional.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Amanda address?

Amanda works with a broad range of concerns including relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse, grief, stress and anxiety, self-esteem, depression, intimacy-related issues, and compassion fatigue among others.

What is her therapeutic style like?

Her style is collaborative and client-centered, encouraging clients to guide sessions while she offers questions and reflections to broaden perspective and set goals.

How much experience does she have?

She has seven years of clinical experience, including work as a social worker in hospice care and retirement communities, which informs her work with adults facing life transitions and caregiving challenges.

What credentials and location should I know about?

She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania with licence number PA LCSW CW026689.

Does she provide therapy in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are conducted in English and she is not currently accepting international clients.

What session formats are available?

She offers multiple online formats including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences.

How are costs and scheduling handled?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

Begin by selecting the Start Therapy button, completing the brief matching questionnaire, and scheduling according to the therapist's availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Relationship issuesFamily conflictsTrauma and abuse Grief Coping with life changes

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyIntimacy-related issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoachingCompassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDependent personalityDissociationDivorce and separationEmptinessFamily problemsForgivenessGuilt and shameHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposeMidlife crisisPost-traumatic stress Social anxiety and phobia

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapySystemic Therapy

Experience

7+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English