- Warm and patient
- Goal focused
- Practical tools
About Amanda
Amanda Raether is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Kentucky. She works with people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addiction, and relationship or intimacy concerns. Amanda also supports those facing money and financial issues, career strain, sleep problems, ADHD, and major life changes.
Her approach is warm and patient. Sessions aim to help people name feelings, sort out confusing behavior, and set manageable goals. She emphasizes a strong working relationship so clients can pursue the changes they want.
Amanda draws on several practical methods to fit each person’s needs. She uses client-centered ideas to follow the person’s lead. She pairs that with cognitive-behavioral tools to notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors.
She also brings mindfulness and skills from dialectical behavior therapy to help manage intense emotions and stay grounded in difficult moments. Motivational interviewing supports movement toward goals when ambivalence is present.
Amanda has seven years of clinical experience as an LCSW and has worked in both individual and group settings. She has helped people with a wide range of concerns including trauma, substance use, caregiver stress, fertility-related distress, and challenges tied to aging or caregiving. Her work balances short-term problem solving with longer-term exploration, depending on what a client needs.
How Amanda’s approaches translate to online care
Client-centered work focuses on listening and following the person’s priorities. In practice this means the therapist asks about what matters most to the client and shapes each session around those goals. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors. This approach is useful for anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and many stress-related concerns. Dialectical behavior therapy adds skills training for intense emotions, such as grounding, emotion regulation, and distress tolerance, which can be practiced between sessions.Finding the right approach is a team effort. Amanda will collaborate with each person to decide which combination of methods fits their needs, goals, and preferences. That exploration can start with a few focused sessions to see what helps and adjust the plan over time.
Please confirm the current session options before booking because formats were not specified in the provided biography. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life - for example a shorter check-in can be scheduled during a lunch break, or sessions can avoid travel time and be arranged around work or caregiving duties. Some people also appreciate being able to use tools from CBT or DBT exercises between meetings to reinforce progress.
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Frequently asked questions
What kinds of problems does Amanda address?
Amanda supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, addictions, relationship and intimacy issues, sleep problems, and money and financial issues among other life challenges.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is warm, empathic, and patient specific. She focuses on building a strong working relationship and uses practical tools to help people make changes.
What experience does she bring to sessions?
She has seven years of clinical experience and has provided individual and group therapy, mentorship, and advocacy in Kentucky.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is an LCSW licensed in Kentucky and practices in that state.
Which languages are available for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can I work with her from another country?
International clients are not currently accepted; work is provided to people based in the therapist's jurisdiction.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the steps to begin therapy?
Choose the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.