Amanda Dunlap, LISW-CP

Amanda Dunlap is a licensed social worker in South Carolina with ten years of clinical experience. She offers steady support for people facing stress, anxiety, addiction struggles, grief, and loss. Amanda centers clients' own knowledge of their lives and builds on existing strengths. She treats concerns related to relationships, intimacy, self-esteem, and mood differences such as depression and bipolar mood challenges. She also works with people navigating LGBT issues, parenting strain, and broader life changes. Amanda aims to make the therapy space practical and focused on everyday steps. Her approach is collaborative. She helps clients set clear goals and tries straightforward tools that can be used between sessions. Sessions often involve talking through patterns, testing small behavior changes, and naming what gets in the way of progress. Amanda also has attention to more specific situations like caregiving stress, blended family tensions, fertility and cancer-related worries, attachment concerns, and kink or alternative sexual culture matters. Dissociation, codependency, and communication problems are within her scope as well. People who prefer a direct, strengths-based style may find her helpful. She encourages courage in small moves and supports practical problem solving. To begin, clients are invited to note goals and bring examples of challenging moments to the first session.

How Amanda’s Approaches Translate to Online Work

CBT, or Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, looks at the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. It uses simple, practical exercises to test unhelpful thoughts and try small behavior changes that reduce anxiety, low mood, and stress. This approach is goal-focused and often includes homework to practice skills outside sessions.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Amanda will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most useful. Together they decide whether CBT techniques, a strengths-based focus, or another direction fits best and adjust as progress is made.

Many people find online therapy helps fit work and family routines into a weekly plan. It can make scheduling easier and let sessions happen without travel time. The original biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current options before booking. The overall aim is to make therapy workable for everyday life and to try practical tools that translate between sessions.