Amanda Carter, LPC

Amanda Carter is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Georgia. She brings 16 years of experience to sessions and focuses on helping people navigate midlife shifts, grief, trauma, and process addictions. Her style centers on forming a respectful, collaborative relationship with each person she sees.

Amanda favors a client-centered stance that puts the person first. She commonly uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to address unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) when trauma or intense distress is present.

Clients often come with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship challenges, or struggles with intimacy and self-esteem. Amanda also supports people facing chronic illness, cancer, grief related to end-of-life care, immigration stress, and feelings of emptiness or life-purpose questions. She works with a broad range of process addictions and compulsive behaviors as well.

Sessions are practical and conversational. Amanda helps people name problems, try small changes, and track what works. She emphasizes clear goals and steps people can use between visits to notice progress.

Her background includes a master's degree from Richmont Graduate University and many years in clinical practice. People who want someone steady and straightforward about grief, trauma, midlife questions, or addictive patterns may find her approach helpful.

How Amanda’s Approaches Translate to Online Care

A client-centered approach means sessions focus on the person and their priorities. The therapist listens carefully, checks in about what is useful, and shapes sessions around each person’s goals. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, looks at the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and uses small experiments and skills to reduce anxiety or depression. Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, is a trauma-focused method used to process distressing memories and reduce their emotional intensity when trauma is a central concern.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Amanda will help people choose which methods to try based on their goals, symptoms, and comfort level. She reviews progress together and adjusts plans as needed so therapy stays practical and relevant.

Because the biography does not list specific session formats, confirm current online options before booking. Many people find online sessions useful for fitting therapy into a workday, reducing travel time, managing energy during chronic illness, or keeping appointments consistent while traveling. If you prefer a particular way to meet, ask about available formats when you schedule so you can pick what fits your routine and needs.