Amanda Potts , LPC

Amanda Potts is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Pennsylvania with seven years of clinical experience across a range of settings, including corrections, crisis counseling, and primary care. She has spent three years working specifically with justice system involved youth, bringing focused experience with adolescents navigating legal and behavioral challenges. The LPC credential indicates that she has completed the education and supervised training required to provide professional mental health counseling.

Amanda's therapeutic style is laid back, warm, and welcoming. She emphasizes a holistic view of each person and uses a collaborative, conversational approach so clients can express themselves without fear of judgment. Amanda centers clients as the experts of their own stories and builds on individual strengths to address difficulties like stress, anxiety, sleeping problems, anger, depression, ADHD, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and family concerns, and other mood or behavioral issues.

Beginning therapy can take courage, and Amanda acknowledges that step with respect and gratitude. She treats the therapeutic relationship as a partnership and appreciates the trust clients place in her when they invite her into their healing and growth.

Evidence-Informed Approaches and Online Care

Amanda Potts uses several practical therapeutic approaches to help people manage challenges and build skills. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thoughts and behaviors so clients can reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and sleep disruption while improving daily functioning. Dialectical Behavior Therapy, or DBT, blends skills training in emotion regulation, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness, and mindfulness to support people dealing with intense emotions, impulsivity, or relationship conflicts. Mindfulness Therapy teaches present-moment awareness and acceptance practices that can reduce stress and improve coping with overwhelming feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Amanda works collaboratively with clients to decide which methods fit their needs, goals, and personal preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. This collaborative stance helps ensure that therapy feels relevant and achievable.

Online therapy with Amanda includes options for video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexibility to fit different schedules and comfort levels. These remote formats make it easier for clients to access licensed professionals and therapists from home or other convenient locations, helping maintain continuity of care across life transitions and busy routines.