Amanda Perkins, LMHC
Compassionate, practical support for life transitions
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- Values-based work
- Skills and insight
- Collaborative care
About Amanda
Amanda Perkins is a Florida-based licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, and midlife shifts. She offers calm, direct support for those wrestling with grief, trauma, relationship worries, parenting strain, and career uncertainty. Her style is compassionate and straightforward, focused on practical next steps rather than jargon.
She creates a non-judgmental space where clients can talk through their experiences and learn skills that fit their daily life. Sessions often focus on building self-compassion, improving communication, and managing strong emotions. Amanda aims to help people spot unhelpful patterns and try small changes that add up.
Her approach draws on several therapies to match what each person needs. She uses evidence-based tools to address anxiety, mood changes, trauma, and attention-related challenges. Amanda blends skill-building with deeper work on attachment and values so change feels useful and lasting.
With ten years of clinical experience, Amanda has supported people through many life transitions. That includes coping with chronic illness, caregiving stress, adoption-related concerns, and identity issues. She also works with clients facing intimacy and communication difficulties.
Her practice emphasizes collaboration. Clients set goals and Amanda offers concrete strategies and feedback. Progress is measured in everyday improvements - calmer reactions, clearer choices, and stronger coping tools.
She creates a non-judgmental space where clients can talk through their experiences and learn skills that fit their daily life. Sessions often focus on building self-compassion, improving communication, and managing strong emotions. Amanda aims to help people spot unhelpful patterns and try small changes that add up.
Her approach draws on several therapies to match what each person needs. She uses evidence-based tools to address anxiety, mood changes, trauma, and attention-related challenges. Amanda blends skill-building with deeper work on attachment and values so change feels useful and lasting.
With ten years of clinical experience, Amanda has supported people through many life transitions. That includes coping with chronic illness, caregiving stress, adoption-related concerns, and identity issues. She also works with clients facing intimacy and communication difficulties.
Her practice emphasizes collaboration. Clients set goals and Amanda offers concrete strategies and feedback. Progress is measured in everyday improvements - calmer reactions, clearer choices, and stronger coping tools.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Also works with
LGBTRelationship issuesGriefIntimacy-related issuesParenting issuesAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCoping with life changesCoachingADHD
Additional focus areas
AbandonmentAdoption and foster careAging and geriatric issuesAttachment issuesAutism and Asperger SyndromeAvoidant personalityBlended family issuesBody imageCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityCodependencyCommitment issuesCommunication problemsControl issuesCoping with natural or human-caused disasterDissociationDivorce and separationDomestic violenceEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFirst responder issuesForgivenessGuilt and shameHIV / AIDSHoardingHospice and end-of-life counselingImmigration issuesImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMidlife crisisVeteran and Armed Forces IssuesMoney and financial issuesMood disordersMulticultural concernsNarcissismObsessions, compulsions, and OCDPanic disorder and panic attacksParanoiaPersonality disordersPhobiasPolyamory / non-monogamous relationshipsPost-traumatic stressPrejudice and discriminationSeasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-harmSelf-loveSexual assault and abuseSexualitySmoking / vaping cessationSocial anxiety and phobiaSomatizationTraumatic brain injuryWomen's issuesWorkplace issuesYoung adult 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 TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapySomatic TherapyTrauma-Focused TherapyInternal Family Systems
Experience
10+ years
Credentials
Florida
Languages
English
How Amanda Uses Different Approaches Online
Amanda often draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to guide online work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people clarify values and take small committed steps toward them, useful for life transitions and coping with uncertainty. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing new behaviors, which can reduce anxiety and improve mood.Finding the right approach is part of the process. Amanda collaborates with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences. She combines practical exercises with conversations about relationships and meaning so the plan matches everyday life needs.
If you are interested in online sessions, confirm the available session formats before booking. Amanda will help arrange a workflow that fits a client's schedule and situation, such as shorter check-ins to fit a work break or focused skills practice between meetings. Online work can make it easier to keep momentum, practice skills in real time, and fit therapy into a busy life without promising a particular format.
Frequently asked questions
What concerns can Amanda help with?
Amanda works with people coping with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, grief, career changes, and midlife transitions among other concerns.
What is Amanda's therapeutic style?
She combines practical skill-building with reflection on values and attachment. Sessions typically include clear strategies for emotion regulation alongside conversations about meaning and relationships.
How much experience does she have?
Amanda has ten years of clinical experience working with a range of emotional and life challenges, including chronic illness, caregiving stress, and adoption-related issues.
What credentials and location apply to her practice?
She holds the LMHC credential and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can she work with international clients?
She does not accept international clients at this time.
How are costs handled for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Amanda?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to therapist availability.