Amanda Sholty, LCSW

Amanda Sholty is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Florida who helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and relationship struggles. She welcomes questions and supports people who are ready to begin talking through what feels hard right now.

Amanda draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) alongside acceptance and attachment-informed ideas to help people notice patterns and try new responses. Her style is down-to-earth and collaborative. She centers each person’s priorities and works at a pace that feels manageable.

Her background includes community behavioral health, domestic violence services, healthcare settings, and work with veterans. She has experience supporting caregivers, including people assisting loved ones with dementia. Those roles shaped her focus on practical skills and clear communication.

In sessions she emphasizes strengths and realistic steps. That can mean developing coping tools, practicing ways to set boundaries, or learning strategies to manage worry and overwhelm. The goal is useful change you can apply between sessions.

Amanda also addresses concerns such as addiction, compassion fatigue, intimacy-related issues, parenting stress, career questions, ADHD, and body image. She works with people dealing with life transitions, chronic illness, and complex grief. Her approach blends practical techniques with emotional attunement to help clients move forward at their own pace.

Approaches that translate well to online therapy

Amanda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to help people identify unhelpful thinking and try small behavior changes. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, and stress when you want practical strategies to test between sessions.

She also integrates Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which focuses on noticing difficult thoughts and choosing actions that match personal values. ACT can help people navigate grief, chronic stress, and life transitions with more clarity.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amanda collaborates with each person to choose methods that fit their goals and preferences. She checks in regularly and adjusts techniques so the plan stays relevant to what the person needs.

Online therapy offers flexibility in how sessions are held. Video calls allow face-to-face interaction, phone sessions use less bandwidth, and live chat or text-based messaging can suit quick check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and try out approaches in real time.