Amanda Roman

Amanda Roman is a California licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) with six years of professional experience. She helps people who are struggling with stress, anxiety, low self-esteem, motivation problems, and depression. Her work also addresses communication problems, guilt and shame, impulsivity, loneliness, and questions about life purpose.

Amanda keeps sessions straightforward and conversational. She listens for what matters most and helps clients notice patterns that get in the way. She uses a mix of approaches including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Client-Centered methods, and Existential ideas to match what each person needs.

In practical terms, Amanda will talk through day-to-day challenges and offer skills you can try between sessions. That may include noticing unhelpful thoughts, testing small behavior changes, or practicing attention and acceptance exercises drawn from ACT and mindfulness-informed approaches. DBT-informed strategies can help with impulsivity and emotion regulation.

She also pays attention to values and meaning when people feel stuck or unsure what comes next. Existential work is used to look at life choices, responsibility, and how to make decisions that fit personal values. Amanda balances that exploration with concrete steps so clients have things to try right away.

People who come to Amanda can expect direct conversation, practical tools, and time to reflect on what matters next. To begin, she asks people to complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.

How Amanda uses evidence-based approaches online

Amanda commonly draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in her work. ACT focuses on helping people clarify personal values and take committed action, and it can be useful when someone is questioning what matters next. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior changes to reduce anxiety and depressive patterns.

She also brings client-centered and DBT-informed techniques into sessions. Client-centered methods emphasize listening and reflecting so people can make their own decisions. DBT-informed skills help with emotion regulation and impulsivity through practical coping tools. Amanda treats finding the right approach as a collaborative process and will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences.

Confirm the current session formats before booking, as session delivery options are not listed here. Online therapy can make it easier to fit appointments into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when your schedule is tight, and remove travel time so you can try strategies between sessions. Licensed professionals can still use exercises, worksheets, and behavioral experiments in remote sessions, and Amanda will help arrange a plan that fits everyday life.