- CBT strategies
- Caregiver stress
- Identity and LGBT issues
About Amalia
She focuses on practical, evidence-informed methods to help people manage symptoms and make decisions about next steps. Sessions tend to include concrete strategies, thought‑work, and skills practice drawn from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT). The aim is to make daily life easier to navigate, not to promise dramatic change overnight.
Amalia brings attention to cultural background and to identity-related concerns, including LGBT issues. She also addresses caregiver stress, compassion fatigue, and midlife questions that come up after big life changes. People who worry about intimacy, commitment, jealousy, or infidelity can bring those concerns into the work.
Her experience includes work with aging and geriatric issues, dissociation, and mood regulation struggles such as Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder. She also accepts topics related to BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture and helps clients weigh financial and career decisions alongside emotional health.
Practical steps in sessions include identifying unhelpful thought patterns, testing new behaviors in small ways, and building routines that reduce overwhelm. To begin, users follow the site’s matching questionnaire and schedule an initial meeting to see if the approach fits their needs.
License and NPI on record
- LCSW
- Tennessee · 8577
- LCSW
- Oregon · L16164
- LICSW
- Washington · LW61665456
- NPI
- 1720797988
As listed on the therapist's profile. A license can be checked with the state board, and an NPI with the national NPI registry.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
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Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
11+ years
Credentials
Tennessee, Oregon, Washington
Languages
English
How Amalia Uses CBT Online and What to Expect
Amalia uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes. CBT sessions often focus on skills you can practice between meetings, such as tracking triggers, experimenting with new responses, and adjusting routines to reduce anxiety or low mood.She frames the work as collaborative. Together the therapist and client review goals, try different techniques, and check what works. If an approach needs adjusting, she will discuss alternatives and refine strategies based on the client’s goals and preferences.
Session formats are not specified on this profile, so confirm current online options before booking. Online work can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. It can also let people use calls or video without leaving a break at work, or choose a format that requires less bandwidth. The practical aim is to make therapy realistic to keep progress moving forward in everyday life.
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of concerns does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, self-esteem, and life purpose questions among other areas.
How does she approach feeling stuck or unsure?
Her approach uses practical, evidence-informed methods such as Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify thought patterns and try small behavior changes.
What is her professional background?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 11 years of experience and practice history in Tennessee and Oregon.
Where is she licensed to practice?
She holds LCSW license credentials in Tennessee and Oregon and lists Tennessee as her location on this profile.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
She is not accepting international clients at this time.
How are fees handled?
Cost varies with location; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to get started?
Use the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session through the site.
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