Amanda Reid, LPC

Amanda Reid is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with eight years of clinical experience based in South Carolina. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, addictions, trauma and abuse, depression, ADHD, parenting challenges, anger, self-esteem concerns, bipolar disorder, and life changes.

Amanda describes a practical, skills-based approach in sessions. She focuses on building cognitive behavioral strategies so people can change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy and Motivational Interviewing techniques to help clients manage strong emotions and stay motivated for change.

Her earlier work included roles as a substance abuse counselor and therapist in group home and mental health hospital settings. That background shaped her focus on coping skills, grounding exercises, and concrete tools people can use between sessions.

In a session Amanda helps people notice patterns, reframe thoughts, and practice new responses. She uses short exercises, validation, and step-by-step planning rather than long lectures. Sessions aim to increase day-to-day coping and reduce reactive responses to stressors.

She explains techniques clearly and prepares clients to use them outside therapy. Amanda emphasizes building a foundation of practical habits and routines. Her style is straightforward and geared toward real-world changes rather than abstract theory.

How Amanda’s approaches translate to online work