Mandy Davis

Calm, practical care for life transitions

LPC Arkansas

Experience: 5 years in practice
Focus areas: Addictions, Relationship, Trauma and abuse
Approaches: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Languages: English

About Mandy

Mandy Davis is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Arkansas with five years of clinical experience. She draws on evidence-based methods, including cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), to help people address a range of concerns such as addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, mood disorders, anxiety, and relationship challenges.

Background and approach

Her background in education and school counseling informs a strengths-based perspective that honors each person's expertise in their own life. Clients may work with her on issues like parenting stress, compassion fatigue, ADHD, chronic illness or pain, and problems with communication, attachment, or impulse control.

Mandy emphasizes collaboration and practical skills while also exploring underlying patterns that contribute to distress. She recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and aims to create a respectful, supportive environment where clients can build coping strategies, clarify values, and pursue meaningful change.

How evidence-based approaches translate to online care

CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and behaviors and replacing them with practical skills and experiments to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning; it is often used for anxiety, depression, mood regulation, and coping with life changes. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) encourages people to clarify their values and develop psychological flexibility through mindfulness and committed action, which can help with avoidance, stress, and chronic difficulties. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at relational patterns and early bonds to understand how connection styles affect current relationships and emotional regulation, and it can be useful for attachment issues and communication problems.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Mandy will discuss goals, preferences, and how different methods might fit, blending techniques from CBT, ACT, and attachment work to match each person's needs rather than prescribing a single pathway up front.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, allowing people to access care from home or on the go and to choose formats that fit their schedule and comfort level. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care while using structured, skills-based work and relational exploration in ways that fit everyday life.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does Mandy commonly address?

Mandy works with a broad range of issues including addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, anxiety, depression, bipolar symptoms, anger, relationship and parenting problems, and career or life transition concerns.

What therapeutic approaches does she use?

Her practice uses multiple evidence-based approaches such as cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), attachment-based work, client-centered methods, and dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) styles to match different needs.

How much clinical experience does she have?

She has five years of professional experience as a mental health provider and brings prior work as an educator and school counselor to her clinical perspective.

Where is she licensed and how is that shown?

She is licensed in Arkansas as an LPC and holds the license identifier AR LPC P2202012.

Does she work with people who live outside the United States?

Yes, she accepts international clients and provides services in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can take place via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to accommodate different preferences and schedules.

How are therapy costs handled?

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 with her?

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

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

AddictionsRelationship issuesTrauma and abuse GriefAnger management

Also works with

Stress, AnxietyFamily conflictsParenting issuesSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepression Coping with life changesCoachingCompassion fatigue ADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCommunication problemsControl issuesDivorce and separationForgivenessGuilt and shame Impulsivity Isolation / lonelinessLife purposeMoney and financial issuesMood disordersNarcissismPanic disorder and panic attacks Post-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthSelf-loveSexualitySocial anxiety and phobiaWomen's issuesWorkplace issues

Therapeutic approaches

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)Existential TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

5+ years

Licensed

Arkansas

Languages

English