Amanda Reid, LPC

Amanda Reid is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in South Carolina who centers her work on practical, skill-based therapy. She draws on cognitive behavioral ideas to help people change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. Her style is warm and straightforward, focused on building everyday tools that make life more manageable.

She uses brief, goal-minded techniques alongside client-centered listening to help people cope with anxiety, stress, depression, addiction, and trauma. Sessions emphasize concrete skills - like grounding, coping strategies, and ways to reframe upsetting thoughts - so clients leave with usable steps they can try between meetings.

Her background includes eight years of clinical work, including experience with substance use and hospital-based care. That experience informs a practical approach to problems such as anger, ADHD, bipolar mood concerns, and major life changes. She also addresses issues tied to adoption and foster care, attachment and abandonment, blended family pressures, and caregiving stress.

Amanda describes therapy as a partnership. She aims to create a welcoming atmosphere where people feel heard and able to take small, steady steps toward their goals. Sessions are paced to each person, with attention to safety and emotional regulation as needed.

People who come for help can expect a mix of structured skill teaching and supportive conversation. The focus is on building routines and thought habits that reduce distress and improve daily functioning.

CBT, Client-Centered and DBT tools for online care

Amanda uses cognitive behavioral approaches to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT sessions often involve identifying patterns, testing new behaviors, and practicing small changes that reduce anxiety, depression, or problematic habits.

She also works from a client-centered perspective that prioritizes listening and collaboration. This way of working focuses on understanding each person's experience and building goals together, which can make practical skill work feel more relevant and doable.

Dialectical behavior therapy skills are used when emotion regulation, distress tolerance, or intense reactions cause problems. DBT techniques teach paced breathing, grounding, and stepwise ways to manage overwhelming feelings and improve day-to-day functioning.

Finding the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with each person about their needs, goals, and preferences, and then suggest techniques to try. Plans are adjusted over time based on what helps.

Online sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill practice. Phone sessions can be a good shorter check-in or for lower bandwidth. Live chat or text messaging work for brief check-ins, ongoing coaching, or when typing feels easier than speaking. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into work, school, or caregiving routines.