Key details
- CredentialsLCSW
- LicenseLCSW, Illinois / 149030218
- NPI1831837848
- Experience6 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationIllinois
About
- anger management strategies
- stress reduction skills
- family dynamic work
About Amanda
Amanda Kidd is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Illinois with six years of clinical experience. She works with adults on common concerns such as stress, anxiety, depression, anger, family issues, and self-esteem. Sessions focus on practical steps people can try between meetings. Her style is collaborative and straightforward.
In sessions she helps people spot unhelpful emotional patterns and build clearer responses to stress and anger. She uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide problem solving and emotional regulation. Conversations are aimed at turning insight into small, doable changes that fit real life.
Amanda pays attention to how family dynamics affect daily stress and mood. She helps clients name recurring reactions and practice different ways of relating. Work might include role-playing hard conversations, planning calmer responses to triggers, or setting boundaries that reduce tension.
For anger specifically, she helps people notice early warning signs and try strategies to reduce escalation. That often means short behavioral experiments, breathing or grounding practices, and planning responses for situations that usually lead to snapping or resentment.
Her background as an LCSW means experience across clinical settings and with a range of mood and stress problems. She aims for clear, achievable goals and checks progress along the way. To start, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How sessions work
Therapeutic methods and online sessions
Amanda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques in a focused, practical way. One approach emphasizes identifying patterns of thought and behavior that keep stress and anger looping. It breaks problems into specific situations and builds new responses to try in real life. Another approach focuses on behavioral skills for emotion regulation, such as short grounding or breathing exercises and gradual exposure to stressful situations to reduce reactivity. Choosing the right approach is part of the work. She collaborates with each person to test methods and adjust plans based on what helps most. Goals, preferences, and everyday demands shape which techniques she prioritizes so clients can practice skills between sessions. Session arrangements should be confirmed before booking because the biography does not list formats. When online options are available they can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, for example by reducing travel time or allowing shorter check-ins during a workday break. Online work also supports continuity when schedules shift, and it lets people try techniques between sessions in the settings where they actually face triggers.Areas of focus
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Experience
6+ years
Listed in
Illinois
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does she address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, anger, family concerns, and self-esteem difficulties.
What is her general approach in sessions?
Her style is collaborative and practical, focusing on spotting patterns and practicing small behavioral changes between sessions.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has six years of experience as a clinician working with mood and stress-related issues.
What are her credentials and where does she practice?
She is an LCSW licensed in Illinois and practices with clients in that state.
Can I work with her if I'm outside the United States?
Sessions are offered in English and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
Session formats are not specified in the biography; please confirm current session options before booking.
How does payment work?
Cost varies with location and services use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to try sessions?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
Details come from information the therapist supplied to BetterHelp. A license can be checked with the state board.
Online talk therapy is not emergency care. If anyone is unsafe, use the crisis numbers.