Amanda Jordan , LCSW

Amanda Jordan is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) with 27 years of professional experience. She has worked in a variety of settings both stateside and overseas, including full-time work with active duty military personnel and their families, and holds licensure in Indiana and South Carolina. Amanda draws on a broad clinical background to support people facing stress, anxiety, trauma, grief and loss, career difficulties, and major life transitions.

Amanda emphasizes self-regulation as a foundational coping skill and helps clients develop practical strategies through multiple evidence-based approaches. Her practice includes work with pre-teens, teens, and adolescents as well as adult clients from diverse cultural backgrounds. She tailors conversations and treatment plans to each person, focusing on strengths, resilience, and skill development to address relationship concerns, parenting challenges, anger, compassion fatigue, ADHD, and other behavioral or emotional issues.

Amanda values vulnerability, connection, and respectful partnership in therapy. She guides clients through change and healing while empowering them to create the life they want. Her approach centers on supportive, non-judgmental collaboration that encourages self-expression and growth.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Care

Amanda uses client-centered therapy to create a collaborative environment where the client directs the pace and focus of sessions. This approach helps people feel heard and respected while exploring personal goals, relationships, and emotional challenges.

She integrates cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) to help clients identify unhelpful thought patterns and develop practical skills for managing anxiety, stress, and mood-related concerns. CBT is action-oriented and often useful for addressing specific problems like worry, low mood, and behavioral patterns that interfere with daily life.

Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) is another tool Amanda uses for building emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness. DBT is especially helpful for clients coping with intense emotions, relationship difficulties, or patterns of impulsive behavior.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Amanda works with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds.

Online therapy offers flexible ways to engage through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, maintain continuity of care across locations, and access support in ways that feel most comfortable and practical for the individual.