Amanda Elliott, LCPC

Amanda Elliott is a licensed clinical professional counselor in Maine. She uses a straightforward, person-focused approach to help people manage stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, and self-esteem concerns. Amanda emphasizes strengths and practical steps people can use right away.

She listens first and helps clients name what matters most to them. Sessions focus on small, achievable changes that reduce overwhelm and build confidence. Amanda encourages people to notice what already works and to try new habits that fit their life.

Her work includes attention to relationship strain, grief, parenting challenges, anger, and career stress. She also supports people facing ADHD, bipolar concerns, eating issues, and compassion fatigue. Amanda is comfortable addressing family of origin and multicultural questions as they relate to a person’s present struggles.

Amanda draws from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. She also uses Client-Centered techniques to follow each person’s pace and Trauma-Focused methods when past events keep causing distress. The mix depends on the issue and the person’s goals.

With four years of counseling experience, Amanda aims for clear, practical sessions that fit busy lives. She frames therapy as a collaborative process and helps clients set realistic steps toward change.

How Amanda’s approaches translate to online work

Amanda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thoughts and try new behaviors that reduce anxiety and improve mood. CBT sessions online often include clear exercises, thought records, and behavioral experiments that people can do between meetings.

She also practices Client-Centered Therapy, which means sessions follow the person’s pace and priorities. That approach is useful when someone needs space to tell their story and decide which changes feel right. Trauma-Focused Therapy is used when past events continue to cause distress, with careful pacing and techniques to reduce symptoms over time.

Finding the right approach is a shared process. Amanda discusses goals and preferences together and adjusts methods as needed. She aims to match tools to each person’s needs so work feels useful and doable.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video calls let people work face-to-face when schedules allow. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be a quicker check-in. Live chat and text messaging offer short, ongoing touchpoints for processing thoughts and tracking progress between longer sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy lives while using the therapeutic tools described above.