Amanda Garcia, LCSW

Arizona · 10 years in practice

Amanda Garcia is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience.

License and registration

LCSW, Arizona: LCSW-17676 · expires February 2027
NPI: 1457914715 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 10
Languages: English

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About Amanda

Amanda Garcia is a licensed clinical social worker with ten years of experience. She works with people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, parenting strain, grief, and life transitions. Amanda practices in Arizona and uses a straightforward, down-to-earth style to help clients find practical ways to cope.

Amanda earned her master’s degree from Arizona State University in 2012 and later advanced to her LCSW credential. She has worked in a variety of settings and has supported people who have experienced domestic violence, emotional abuse, abandonment, poverty, and other traumas.

Background and approach

Her background gives her experience with mood disorders, ADHD, and complex grief and loss. Her approach is collaborative and strengths-based. Sessions focus on what a person needs right now and on building skills that fit daily life.

She draws on Client-Centered methods to create a respectful space, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to shift unhelpful thinking and behavior, and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy for emotion regulation. Amanda aims to be genuine and nonjudgmental while working with each person’s goals. She avoids a one-size-fits-all plan and instead crafts a treatment plan with the person in the room.

People can expect clear goals, practical steps, and encouragement to try new coping strategies between sessions. If someone lives in Arizona and wants to begin, Amanda asks that they follow the platform’s intake steps to match and schedule sessions. She seeks to support people who are ready to make changes and build more manageable daily routines.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Amanda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Trauma and abuse
Self esteem
Depression
Coping with life changes
Family conflicts
Grief
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
ADHD
Abandonment
Adoption and foster care
Attachment issues
Autism and Asperger Syndrome
Avoidant personality
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Communication problems
Control issues
Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Emptiness
Family problems
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Mood disorders
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Self-harm
Self-love
Sexual assault and abuse
Social anxiety and phobia
Visually impaired
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Amanda names

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Online support

How Amanda’s approaches translate to online therapy

Amanda uses Existential Therapy to help people consider meaning, choice, and responsibility when life feels confusing or empty. This approach is useful for coping with grief, major life changes, and questions about purpose.

She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy which focuses on listening, respect, and meeting a person where they are. That approach creates a calm, nonjudgmental space to talk through difficult experiences. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is another tool she uses to identify unhelpful thoughts and try practical behavior changes that reduce anxiety and low mood.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amanda collaborates with each person to decide which methods match their goals and preferences, and she adjusts plans as needs change. This helps ensure sessions stay relevant and useful.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is helpful when visual connection matters, phone can fit a short break during a busy day, live chat supports brief check-ins, and text messaging lets people send updates or questions between sessions. These options make it easier to schedule sessions and keep momentum while working on goals.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Amanda commonly address?

She works with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, grief, parenting strain, anger, career issues, and ADHD among other concerns.

What is Amanda's therapeutic style like?

Her style is authentic, down-to-earth, and strengths-based. She emphasizes collaboration and practical strategies tailored to each person.

What kind of experience does she bring?

Amanda has ten years of experience working in varied settings and has supported people affected by domestic violence, abandonment, poverty, and mood disorders.

What credentials and location are listed for Amanda?

She holds an LCSW credential and practices in Arizona.

Which languages are sessions offered in?

Sessions are offered in English only.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.

How does cost and billing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Amanda?

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