Amanda Marvin , LCSW

Amanda Marvin, LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker), practices in North Carolina and brings 11 years of experience helping people navigate life’s more difficult moments. She creates a compassionate, affirming environment where individuals can pursue healing, personal growth, and deeper self-understanding.

Amanda works with a broad range of concerns, including anxiety, depression, life transitions, trauma, and perinatal mood and anxiety disorders, and she places particular emphasis on supporting young adults, women, and LGBTQ+ individuals as they face emotional and interpersonal challenges. Her therapeutic focus also includes relationship and family issues, coping with grief and loss, addiction, and building self-esteem.

Her approach is deeply empathetic and tailored to each person’s circumstances, encouraging self-love, clearer communication, and practical strategies to manage stress, reduce social anxiety, and clarify life purpose. She draws from evidence-based modalities such as Somatic-EMDR, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT), and Mindfulness to shape individualized care.

Amanda aims to empower people to strengthen resilience, increase self-awareness, and develop tools that support lasting, meaningful change in daily life.

Approaches for Online Therapy and Practical Care

Amanda draws on several evidence-based methods to guide online sessions. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying personal values and building psychological flexibility, helping people move toward meaningful goals even when difficult feelings arise. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) targets the links between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, offering practical tools to reduce anxiety, manage depression, and change unhelpful patterns. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotional regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal skills, which can be especially helpful for intense emotions, relationship challenges, and coping with crises.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Amanda works with each person to explore what fits best with their needs, goals, and preferences, adapting techniques over time and drawing on her training alongside approaches commonly used by licensed professionals.

Online therapy with Amanda can take place by video call, phone session, live chat, or text-based messaging, offering flexibility for busy schedules, caregiving responsibilities, or geographic distance. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care and access therapeutic tools from home or on the go, while still working closely with a therapist to pursue healing and practical change.