Amanda Zepeda , LMHC

Amanda Zepeda is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in New York with ten years of professional experience. LMHC stands for Licensed Mental Health Counselor, a credential that indicates specialized training to provide therapeutic support for a range of mental health concerns. She combines clinical skill with a respectful, sensitive, and compassionate approach to support people through change.

Amanda works with clients on stress, anxiety, depression, self esteem, anger, career concerns, and compassion fatigue, and she brings experience addressing LGBTQ matters and relationship challenges. Her additional focus areas include communication problems, feelings of emptiness, forgiveness, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, panic disorder and panic attacks, prejudice and discrimination, Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), self-love, social anxiety and phobia, women's issues, and workplace concerns. She often uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), which centers on identifying and shifting unhelpful thoughts and behaviors to create practical improvements.

She tailors conversations and treatment plans to each person’s specific needs, matching interventions to goals and preferences while offering steady support during the process of change. Amanda is licensed in New York - NY LMHC 009963. She is not currently accepting clients.

CBT-informed Online Care and Collaborative Treatment Planning

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is a practical, skills-based approach that Amanda uses to help people identify patterns of thinking and behavior that contribute to stress and emotional distress. CBT focuses on developing concrete tools and strategies to address symptoms such as anxiety, panic, low mood, and difficulties with self esteem.

Alongside CBT, Amanda emphasizes a collaborative, individualized approach that tailors conversation and treatment plans to each person. That approach centers on understanding a client’s goals, values, and life context so that interventions fit the concerns being addressed - whether related to relationships, identity, workplace stress, or life purpose.

Online therapy delivers these methods through flexible formats like video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to fit therapy into busy schedules, maintain continuity when life is unpredictable, and access licensed professionals from home or work. Amanda works collaboratively with clients to determine which format and techniques feel most helpful for their situation.