Amanda Dunlap

Amanda Dunlap is a South Carolina LISW-CP with 10 years of clinical experience. She focuses on stress, anxiety, addictions, LGBT concerns, grief and loss, and related life changes. Amanda presents straightforward support that helps people take practical next steps when life feels stuck.

Her work starts with listening to each person's story and recognizing their existing strengths. She treats clients as the experts on their lives and helps them notice what already works. Sessions tend to focus on concrete problems and small experiments that can be practiced between meetings.

Amanda draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, using it to identify thought and behavior patterns that keep someone stuck. She helps people try different ways of responding to stress, mood shifts, or cravings. This approach also supports navigating relationship strain, parenting challenges, and changes that come with loss or health issues.

People often come with questions about identity, intimacy, and sexual expression, including BDSM and kink topics. Amanda says these conversations are handled with directness and respect, and she helps clients sort practical options and boundaries. She also works with concerns tied to aging, caregiving, fertility, and blended family situations.

Sessions are focused and plainspoken. Amanda aims to help people clarify next steps and build small, manageable changes into daily life. To begin, the usual first step is a short matching questionnaire and scheduling an initial appointment.

How CBT and practical approaches shape online work

Amanda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice the links between thoughts, feelings, and actions. CBT sessions often involve setting clear goals, trying short experiments, and learning simple skills to manage anxiety, low mood, or urges. This approach is useful for stress, depression, addictions, and coping with life transitions.

Her style emphasizes straightforward problem solving and building on strengths the client already has. Choosing the right approach is collaborative: Amanda discusses options, gets feedback, and adjusts plans based on what a person prefers and what works in practice. The goal is to find methods that fit daily life and feel manageable.

Session formats are not specified in the original profile, so confirm current options before booking. In general, online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow for check-ins during breaks. They can also let people try methods in the settings where problems arise, then bring those experiences back to sessions for discussion.