Amanda Shaw

Supportive LCSW blending skills and compassion

LCSW Pennsylvania

Experience: 7 years in practice
Focus areas: Stress, Anxiety, Grief, Anger
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Client-Centered Therapy
Languages: English

About Amanda

Amanda Shaw is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) who centers her practice on cognitive behavioral therapy alongside client-centered and mindfulness-informed approaches. She brings seven years of focused clinical experience in outpatient adult mental health, helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and life transitions.

Background and approach

Amanda emphasizes collaborative work to clarify goals and develop practical strategies tailored to each person’s situation. Her background includes support for a wide range of concerns such as relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and career stress, addiction, bipolar disorder, compassion fatigue, and perinatal mood concerns.

Additional clinical interests include aging and geriatric issues, caregiver stress, cancer-related challenges, end-of-life and hospice counseling, and concerns around isolation, guilt, and forgiveness. Amanda aims to offer a respectful, nonjudgmental space where strengths are highlighted and solutions are developed together.

Based in Pennsylvania, she offers sessions in English and uses multiple remote formats to fit different needs and schedules. Amanda’s practice balances evidence-based techniques with empathic listening to help clients build skills, manage symptoms, and pursue meaningful change.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Amanda commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop practical strategies to manage symptoms such as anxiety, depression, and panic. She also draws on client-centered therapy to create a supportive, empathic environment where each person’s goals and values guide the work. Mindfulness therapy is used alongside these methods to cultivate awareness and stress-management skills that can aid coping with grief, chronic stress, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is collaborative rather than fixed. Amanda works with clients to explore which techniques fit their needs, goals, and personal preferences, adjusting methods as progress and circumstances evolve. This collaborative process helps tailor treatment to what feels most useful for each person.

Offered online through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, Amanda’s practice aims to be flexible and accessible for varied schedules and communication styles. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care while balancing work, caregiving, or other responsibilities, and they allow clients to use therapeutic tools and strategies in ways that fit their daily lives.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Amanda help with?

She works with a broad range of issues including stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, self-esteem, relationship and intimacy challenges, parenting and career stress, bipolar disorder, and compassion fatigue.

What therapeutic style can I expect in sessions?

Her approach is collaborative and client-centered, often using cognitive behavioral techniques along with mindfulness and motivational interviewing to build practical skills and insight.

How much clinical experience does Amanda have?

Amanda has seven years of professional experience focused on outpatient adult mental health and has supported people through significant life changes, trauma, and grief.

What credentials and location are associated with this therapist?

She is an LCSW licensed in Pennsylvania with license number PA LCSW CW020056 and provides services from that state.

Are sessions available in other languages or to international clients?

Sessions are offered in English only and she is not accepting international clients at this time.

Which session formats are offered for remote care?

Available formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to accommodate different communication preferences.

How is cost handled for therapy with Amanda?

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

What are the steps to begin working together?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, Anxiety GriefAnger managementSelf esteem Depression

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoping with life changes Compassion fatigue

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressCommunication problemsDivorce and separationDomestic violenceForgivenessGuilt and shameHospice and end-of-life counselingIsolation / lonelinessLife purposePanic disorder and panic attacksPostpartum depressionPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSocial anxiety and phobiaWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Client-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused Therapy

Experience

7+ years

Licensed

Pennsylvania

Languages

English