Amanda Dodd
Therapist blending CBT and client-centered care
LCSW Virginia
- Experience
- 14 years in practice
- Focus areas
- Stress, Anxiety, Relationship, Sleeping
- Approaches
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
- Languages
- English
About Amanda
Amanda Dodd is a licensed clinical social worker who integrates cognitive behavioral techniques with client-centered care to address anxiety, depression, sleep concerns, and a broad range of relationship and life-stress issues.
Background and approach
With 14 years of professional experience, she blends practical skills training and reflective listening to help clients notice patterns, test new strategies, and build on existing strengths. She also offers faith-based or secular approaches and maintains a sex-positive, kink-friendly, poly-friendly stance that respects diverse identities and relationship choices.
Her practice covers many concerns including addiction, grief, parenting challenges, compassion fatigue, ADHD, body image, chronic illness and disability, and communication or attachment difficulties. Amanda uses tools from DBT, mindfulness, and motivational interviewing alongside CBT to support coping with major life changes, manage intense emotions, and strengthen everyday functioning.
She frames therapy as a collaborative process where the client’s goals and values guide what comes next. Licensed in Virginia as an LCSW (VA LCSW 0904010173), Amanda provides care in English and offers flexible session formats to fit varying needs and schedules.
She emphasizes practical, compassionate work aimed at increasing satisfaction and wellbeing in ways that feel right for each person.
Practical approaches for online therapeutic work
Amanda often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help clients identify unhelpful thinking and testing new behaviors; this approach breaks problems into manageable steps and is commonly applied to anxiety, depression, sleep issues, and many daily stressors. She also draws from client-centered therapy, which prioritizes the client’s perspective and strengths by offering empathic listening and collaboration to clarify goals and priorities. When needed, elements of dialectical behavior therapy are used to teach emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills that can reduce extreme reactions and improve relationships.Choosing the right approach is treated as a collaborative process. She partners with clients to explore what fits their needs, goals, and personal values, adjusting techniques over time based on what proves most helpful. This shared planning helps shape a tailored path forward rather than imposing a single method.
Online sessions include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy into busy lives or to continue care from different locations. These options provide flexibility for scheduling, allow for ongoing skill practice between meetings, and make it simpler to maintain momentum when life is hectic.
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Experience
14+ years
Licensed
Virginia
Languages
English