Amanda Pisark, LCSW

Amanda Pisark is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps adults manage stressful life transitions and relationship strain. She speaks plainly and listens closely to what matters to each person. Her approach is practical and supportive for people coping with grief, anxiety, depression, caregiving stress, trauma, or changes in work and family roles.

She draws on seven years of experience that include work in hospice care and retirement communities. That background shaped her interest in aging and geriatric issues and in the stresses that come with caregiving and chronic illness. Amanda also supports people facing attachment struggles, blended family challenges, communication problems, and issues around commitment and intimacy.

In sessions she starts by asking why someone is seeking help and what they hope to change. Together she and the client set short-term and long-term goals. Amanda invites clients to lead the conversation while she offers observations and questions to open new perspectives.

She uses a mix of practical tools and reflective exercises tailored to each person. Homework tasks and coping techniques are introduced gradually so they fit into day-to-day life. The work focuses on reducing distress and improving relationships and daily functioning.

Amanda aims to move at a pace that feels manageable. She often helps people better understand their patterns, develop skills to handle stress, and reconnect with what matters to them.

Approaches that translate to online work

Amanda uses approaches such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in her practice. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being controlled by them, and supports taking small actions that align with personal values. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and helps people change how they connect with others to feel more secure.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amanda will discuss your goals and preferences and together you will decide which methods to try. That shared decision helps match techniques to what feels most useful for your situation and pace.

Confirm the specific session formats Amanda offers before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when a full hour is hard to arrange. Many people find that using these therapeutic methods remotely still supports real change when paired with regular practice and simple exercises between meetings.