Amanda Durham, LPCC

Amanda Durham is a licensed professional clinical counselor (LPCC) practicing in Kentucky. She has 10 years of experience helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, or addictive behaviors. She also supports those dealing with low self-esteem, social anxiety, and major life changes.

Amanda focuses on practical steps people can use right away. She treats each person as the expert on their own life and looks for existing strengths to build on. Her approach is steady and encouraging, with straightforward conversation rather than clinical jargon.

Sessions center on setting clear, doable goals and testing small changes between meetings. Amanda helps people spot unhelpful patterns, manage guilt and shame, and rebuild confidence after setbacks. She also spends time on life purpose and self-love when those areas feel important to a client.

Caregiver issues and caregiver stress are among the additional concerns she addresses, with attention to realistic coping strategies. Amanda aims to make progress feel manageable instead of overwhelming. Many people leave sessions with one or two concrete things to try before the next meeting.

Her style is supportive and practical. She encourages questions and adjusts pace to each person's needs. To begin, readers can use the site's Start Therapy button and follow the matching steps to schedule an initial session.

How Amanda’s approaches translate to online care

Amanda works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical change and building strengths. One commonly used approach helps people identify unhelpful thought and behavior patterns and then test small behavior changes between sessions to reduce anxiety and low mood. Another approach emphasizes skill-building for coping with stress, shame, and caregiver strain by teaching concrete tools to manage strong emotions and improve daily routines.

Finding the right approach is part of the work and will be a joint process. Amanda will discuss options and tailor techniques to each person’s needs, goals, and preferences. She aims for clear, achievable steps that can be practiced between meetings so progress is visible and measurable.

The biography does not list which online session formats are offered, so confirm current options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and remove travel time so people can use breaks from work or caregiving for appointments. Licensed professionals can adapt exercises, worksheets, and skill practices for remote sessions so people keep moving forward even without in-person visits.