Therapist profile
Amanda Phillips, LICSW, LISW
Alabama
LICSW counselor - Anger and relationships
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- CredentialsLICSW, LISW
- LicenseLICSW, Alabama / 3645C; LISW, Iowa / 119743
- NPI1285835124
- Experience20 years
- LanguagesEnglish
- LocationAlabama
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- CBT
- DBT
About Amanda
Amanda Phillips is an LICSW (Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker) and an LISW (Licensed Independent Social Worker) licensed in Alabama and Iowa with 20 years of professional experience. She works with adults facing stress, anxiety, relationship difficulties, trauma and abuse, intimacy issues, depression, and anger. Her practice also addresses grief, sleep problems, parenting strain, self-esteem, career stress, and life transitions.
She approaches therapy from a practical, person-centered stance. Amanda treats the client as the expert on their own life and helps them apply their strengths to real problems. Sessions focus on straightforward skills you can use between meetings, such as ways to manage intense feelings and improve communication.
Amanda draws on methods including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), Client-Centered Therapy, and the Gottman Method for relationship work. She uses these approaches to help people notice stressful patterns, change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors, and practice new responses in daily life.
Her background includes work with veterans and people affected by domestic violence and post-traumatic stress. She also supports those struggling with codependency, caregiver stress, isolation, and questions about life purpose. Therapy conversations aim to be clear and practical, with an emphasis on skills that reduce reactivity and build steadier routines.
To begin, a person completes a brief questionnaire and schedules a first session. Amanda works in English and does not take international clients. Costs vary by location and use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How sessions work
How Amanda uses therapy approaches online
Amanda uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people notice painful thoughts and move toward what matters to them. ACT emphasizes values and small actions that build a more workable life despite difficult feelings.She also uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking and test new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, anger, sleep problems, and habits that worsen stress. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) skills are used when strong emotions feel overwhelming; DBT offers concrete tools for emotion regulation and tolerating distress.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Amanda will talk with each person about goals, preferences, and which methods feel most useful. Together they decide which techniques to try first and adjust as progress is made.
If you want to work online, check the See online therapy options button and complete the short matching questionnaire before scheduling. The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm the available formats when you book. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life - for example a shorter check-in during a break, avoiding travel time, or choosing a session that does not require being on camera.
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Experience
20+ years
Listed in
Alabama, Iowa
Languages
English
Questions
Frequently asked questions
What kinds of anger issues does she address?
She works with adult clients who struggle with snapping at loved ones, workplace frustration, built-up resentment, and related relationship strain.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is practical and person-centered, helping clients use their own strengths and learn concrete skills to manage strong emotions.
How much experience does she have?
She has 20 years of professional experience working with stress, trauma, mood concerns, and relationship difficulties.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She holds AL LICSW and IA LISW credentials and practices from Alabama.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with clients outside the United States?
She does not accept international clients.
How are sessions structured and what formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking, as the biography does not list specific formats; the first step is to view online therapy options and complete the matching questionnaire.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
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.