Amanda Scardino, LPC

Amanda Scardino is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 25 years of experience helping people through hard transitions. She creates an accepting, non-religious space and aims to help people feel heard and understood. Her style is straightforward and practical, focused on clear steps people can use between sessions.

Amanda uses tools from cognitive behavioral therapy to identify unhelpful thinking and build new habits. She also draws on acceptance and commitment therapy to help people clarify values and take meaningful action. Mindfulness exercises and solution-focused planning are part of her sessions when they fit a person’s goals.

Amanda favors a collaborative, down-to-earth approach. Sessions mix short-term problem solving with skills practice and goal-setting. She encourages small, doable steps so progress is noticeable and realistic.

Based in Texas, Amanda provides therapy in English and accepts international clients. Her practice offers a range of online formats so people can choose what fits their life and schedule.

How Amanda Uses Practical Therapies Online

Amanda often uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people spot patterns in thoughts and behaviors, then practice different responses. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress because it focuses on clear, teachable skills. Acceptance and commitment therapy is another common approach she uses; it centers on clarifying personal values and taking committed action even when feelings are difficult. ACT can help with motivation, grief, and long-term change.

She approaches treatment collaboratively and discusses which methods feel like the best fit. That process includes looking at your goals, preferences, and the kinds of exercises you are willing to try. Together you can mix CBT, ACT, mindfulness, or solution-focused steps to create a plan that matches your needs.

Online therapy offers flexibility for different schedules and styles. Video calls let you work face-to-face when more in-depth conversation is helpful. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when you prefer not to be on camera. Live chat or text-based messaging can support shorter check-ins, ongoing coaching, or mood tracking between sessions. These options make it simpler to keep therapy consistent around work, parenting, or other commitments.