Amanda Averill , LISW, LICSW

Amanda Averill is a licensed social worker practicing with a decade of professional experience in Minnesota and Ohio. She holds LISW and LICSW credentials - LISW indicates Licensed Independent Social Worker and LICSW indicates Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker - reflecting advanced independent social work licensure and clinical training. Amanda has focused her work on helping people manage stress and anxiety, navigate family conflicts, cope with grief and loss, and address symptoms of depression.

Amanda approaches each person as the expert of their own story and looks for strengths that can be mobilized to meet current challenges. She combines practical support with empathy, helping clients identify tools and strategies that fit their life and values. Beginning therapy can require courage, and Amanda recognizes and affirms that step as part of the healing process.

Her practice emphasizes collaboration and respect for each client s pace, with the goal of helping individuals build resilience, restore relationships, and move forward from difficult circumstances. Amanda encourages those considering care to acknowledge the progress represented by reaching out and to take the next step when they feel ready.

Evidence-based approaches delivered in online care

Amanda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that include skills-based coping strategies to address stress and anxiety - these practical exercises help clients identify triggers, practice calming and problem-solving skills, and build routines that reduce symptom burden. She also employs family- and attachment-focused work that explores relationship patterns, communication, and role dynamics to help resolve conflicts and strengthen connections within families and couples. For clients affected by trauma and loss, Amanda offers trauma-informed supportive interventions that prioritize safety, gradual processing, and rebuilding a sense of control over daily life.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic journey. Amanda collaborates with each person to clarify goals, assess what resonates, and adapt methods over time so the work aligns with the client s needs and preferences.

Online therapy with Amanda is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to provide flexible access to care. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules, maintain continuity of support during life transitions, and choose the format that feels most comfortable for each step of the process.