Amanda Kayes-Carson "Kayes", LPC
Colorado · 24 years in practice
Amanda Kayes-Carson "Kayes" is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 24 years of experience.
License and registration
- LPC, Colorado
- LPC.0003782 · expires August 2027
- NPI
- 1174273379 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 24
- Languages
- English
Details are as listed on the therapist's public professional profile. You can check the license with the issuing state board, and the NPI with the national registry.
About Amanda
Amanda Kayes-Carson "Kayes" is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) in Colorado with 24 years of experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma, ADHD, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and addiction. Her style is warm and direct, and she focuses on practical steps that feel manageable.
Kayes adapts each session to the person in front of her. She listens for strengths and builds on what already works.
Background and approach
Conversations often include looking at patterns in relationships and day-to-day choices that keep problems going. She uses straightforward tools to help people handle intense feelings and make clearer decisions. Her training includes client-centered and attachment-based approaches along with cognitive behavioral and dialectical behavior techniques.
She also brings existential ideas into sessions, helping people face big questions about meaning and purpose when life feels uncertain. EMDR is listed among her methods as well. Sessions may focus on calming skills and coping strategies for immediate relief.
They also address longer-term issues like communication, boundaries, grief, and life transitions. Kayes pays particular attention to how past relationships shape current behavior and feelings. People who meet with her can expect a respectful, empathic conversation that balances emotional understanding with concrete skill building.
She works collaboratively to set realistic goals and adjusts plans as needs change.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Amanda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Mood disorders
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexuality
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Amanda names
- Existential Therapy
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Narrative Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
- Internal Family Systems
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
Ways of working online that fit your needs
Existential Therapy looks at the bigger questions people bring into therapy, such as meaning, choice, and how to live with uncertainty. It can help when life changes feel overwhelming or when someone is rethinking their values and direction. Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on how early and current relationships shape feelings and behavior, and it helps people understand patterns in closeness, trust, and conflict.Finding the right approach is part of the work together. The therapist will discuss goals, personal history, and preferences, then try techniques that match the client's needs. This is a collaborative process and adjustments are made as progress and circumstances change.
Online therapy offers flexible ways to meet. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation for deeper interaction. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in fits the day. Live chat and text-based messaging let people write feelings as they arise and fit support around a busy schedule. These options make it simpler to fit consistent sessions into work, caregiving, or travel routines while keeping treatment practical and accessible.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Kayes address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, ADHD, addictions, relationship and family issues, parenting challenges, grief, and related struggles.
How would you describe her therapeutic style?
Her sessions are warm, direct, and collaborative. She balances emotional listening with practical skills and goal-setting.
What is her background and experience?
Kayes is a Licensed Professional Counselor with 24 years of professional experience working in mental health settings.
What credentials and location are on record?
She holds the LPC credential and practices in Colorado.
Which languages are supported and can international clients join?
Sessions are offered in English and she is not accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
She works with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging.
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.
How do I begin if I want to work with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule a session based on the therapist's availability.
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