Amanda Cross , LCSW

Amanda Cross is a California-licensed LCSW with 20 years of professional experience. LCSW stands for Licensed Clinical Social Worker, a credential indicating advanced training in mental health assessment and therapeutic intervention. She focuses on helping people manage stress and anxiety, navigate grief and loss, build motivation, and strengthen self-esteem and confidence while adjusting to life changes.

Amanda approaches each person as the expert of their own story and centers therapy on the client’s existing strengths. She aims to create a supportive space where clients can explore what matters to them, identify practical steps forward, and reclaim a greater sense of well-being. Taking the first step toward a more fulfilling life often requires courage, and Amanda offers steady, compassionate support throughout that process.

Her work emphasizes collaboration, respect for individual values, and practical strategies tailored to each person’s circumstances. Amanda helps clients move through challenges at a manageable pace, focusing on concrete goals and the resources clients already possess to build lasting change.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Amanda uses client-centered therapy to prioritize the client’s experience, listening closely and responding to each person’s values and goals. This approach helps people feel heard and supported while they explore personal strengths and make meaningful changes. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors and offers practical tools to reduce symptoms of anxiety, manage stress, and shift unhelpful patterns. Mindfulness therapy teaches attention and acceptance skills that can reduce reactivity and improve coping with grief, chronic stress, and life transitions.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Amanda works collaboratively with clients to determine which methods best fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts interventions over time so therapy remains relevant and effective for each individual.

Online sessions are offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, providing flexibility for busy schedules and varied communication preferences. These options make it easier for clients to access care from home, during breaks, or while managing caregiving and work responsibilities, supporting continuity and consistency in the therapeutic work.