Amanda Stokes, LPC

Amanda Stokes is a licensed professional counselor who helps people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and LGBT-related concerns. Amanda aims to create a calm, nonjudgmental space where clients can talk through feelings and start making manageable changes. She emphasizes clear steps and small goals so progress feels real and do-able.

With five years of clinical experience in Mississippi, Amanda draws on practical approaches like Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. She also uses client-centered methods, parts work from Internal Family Systems, and skills from Dialectical Behavior Therapy when helpful. These tools are chosen to match each person’s needs rather than follow a single formula.

Sessions focus on understanding current patterns, identifying unhelpful thoughts or behaviors, and trying new ways of coping. Amanda often breaks problems into concrete steps and practices skills together in session. She also supports people dealing with grief, trauma and abuse, anger, self-esteem, and relationship or family-related difficulties.

People who work with her can expect calm listening, practical skill-building, and collaborative planning. Amanda supports clients exploring identity and sexuality, working through feelings of abandonment or shame, and addressing young adult challenges. She also offers help for smoking and vaping cessation when that fits treatment goals.

Amanda provides services in English and works with adults seeking change. Her approach balances emotional support with hands-on techniques so clients leave sessions with tools to try between meetings.

How Amanda Uses Evidence-Based Approaches Online

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, focuses on spotting and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. It is often used for anxiety, depression, and stress by teaching concrete skills to test thoughts and try new actions.

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts without fighting them and choose actions that match their values. ACT can help when life changes feel overwhelming or when someone struggles with shame or avoidance.

Amanda aims to find the best method together. She listens to each person's goals and tries approaches that fit their situation. That may mean combining CBT skill practice, ACT values work, client-centered listening, or parts work from Internal Family Systems as needed. The plan is collaborative and adjusts as progress is made.

Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video is useful for in-depth sessions and skill coaching, phone can be easier when bandwidth is limited, and chat or messaging works well for brief check-ins or on-the-go support. These options let people fit therapy into busy days and keep continuity when schedules change.