Amanda Perkins, LMHC
Florida · 10 years in practice
Amanda Perkins is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing anxiety, stress, grief, and relationship strain.
License and registration
- LMHC, Florida
- MH16909 · expires March 2027
- NPI
- 1487167441 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 10
- 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 Perkins is a licensed mental health counselor who helps people facing anxiety, stress, grief, and relationship strain. She meets clients where they are and focuses on practical next steps they can use between sessions. Amanda uses clear, straightforward conversations to help people name what matters most to them.
She listens for values and goals, then works with each person to build coping skills and better communication. Sessions are aimed at small, doable changes rather than big promises.
Background and approach
Her background includes ten years of clinical practice in Florida as a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor, or FL LMHC. That experience includes work with trauma and abuse, mood disorders such as depression and bipolar, and challenges like parenting stress and caregiver strain. Amanda blends several approaches to fit individual needs.
She draws from Existential therapy to help people examine meaning and choices, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to build flexible coping, and attachment-focused ideas to improve close relationships. Cognitive and behavioral tools are used when a more structured plan helps. People who meet with Amanda can expect a warm, nonjudgmental space and practical strategies to try between sessions.
She aims to help clients increase self-compassion, strengthen communication, and handle life transitions with more confidence.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Amanda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Compassion fatigue
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Attachment issues
- Autism and Asperger Syndrome
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Intellectual disability
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Midlife crisis
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Phobias
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Post-traumatic stress
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Traumatic brain injury
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Amanda names
- Existential Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
- Attachment-Based Therapy
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
- Jungian Therapy
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Narrative Therapy
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Somatic 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
Approach and online options that fit your life
Amanda commonly blends Existential therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in ways that help people clarify what matters to them. Existential work asks about meaning, choice, and personal values to guide decision making and make sense of life changes. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, teaches practical tools for accepting hard feelings and committing to value-driven action when emotions feel overwhelming.She also uses Attachment-Based ideas to address how early relationship patterns affect current connections and communication. That work helps people notice patterns, experiment with new ways of relating, and improve emotional closeness when that is a goal. Amanda treats these approaches as options to try together rather than fixed rules - she will collaborate with each person to find the best fit based on needs, goals, and preferences.
Online therapy offers flexibility for busy days. Video calls let people keep the face-to-face feel when discussing sensitive topics. Phone sessions can work when bandwidth is limited or when someone wants a less visual check-in. Live chat and text-based messaging are useful for shorter check-ins, quick coaching, or ongoing support between sessions. These formats make it easier to fit therapy around work, caregiving, or other responsibilities while exploring meaningful change.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Amanda address?
Amanda works with stress, anxiety, trauma and abuse, depression and bipolar disorder, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family stress, ADHD, career worries, and many related concerns listed in her specialties.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her approach is warm and practical. She combines values-focused reflection with skills training so clients leave sessions with concrete steps to try.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working as a clinician in Florida, helping people navigate a range of life transitions and emotional challenges.
What credentials and location are on record?
She is a Florida Licensed Mental Health Counselor, listed as FL LMHC, and practices in Florida.
Which languages are supported and can she see international clients?
Sessions are offered in English. She is not currently accepting international clients.
What session formats are available?
Sessions may be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on client preference.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin if I want to work together?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to the therapist's availability.
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