About Amanda
Amanda Cramer is a licensed social worker who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and challenges with focus and attention. She is an LCSW and a Licensed Independent Mental Health Practitioner, and she brings seven years of professional experience to her work. Amanda aims to make first steps feel achievable for people who are unsure where to begin.
Amanda keeps sessions straightforward and down-to-earth. She invites clients to talk about worries, concentration struggles, parenting strains, or feelings that get in the way of daily life.
Background and approach
Sessions are a place to name what is happening and try small, practical changes. Her approach mixes talking and skill practice. She uses tools that help people notice unhelpful thoughts, develop calm habits, and build more steady routines for attention and memory.
She also pays attention to how early relationships affect current behavior and emotions. Amanda works with coaching-style conversations when clients need help organizing goals or improving workplace performance. She also draws on mindfulness exercises and coping skills to reduce overwhelm and increase focus.
People who meet with Amanda can expect a respectful, nonjudgmental space. She focuses on realistic steps and on matching tools to each person’s life. The goal is clearer thinking, better concentration, and more ease in daily responsibilities.
How therapeutic approaches translate to online care
Amanda commonly draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Attachment-Based Therapy in online sessions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and it is useful for anxiety, depression, and concentration problems. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationship patterns affect current emotions and trust, which can help with communication issues and feelings of isolation.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Amanda collaborates with each person to pick methods that match their goals, daily routine, and preferences. She adjusts the plan as progress is made so the work stays practical and relevant.
Online formats offered include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and guided skill practice. Phone sessions can be a good fit when bandwidth is limited or a simpler check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging support short, frequent check-ins and flexible coaching between longer sessions. These options help fit therapy into busy schedules and varied lifestyles.
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What this therapist works with
Most often
- Stress, Anxiety
- Parenting issues
- Depression
Also listed
- ADHD
- Attachment issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Coaching
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Postpartum depression
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 7 years
- Licensed
- Nebraska, Utah
- Languages
- English
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