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Amanda Dodd, LCSW
Virginia
Licensed Clinical Social Worker - Anxiety and Relationships
See online therapy options- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
- Client-centered methods
- Kink and poly-friendly
About Amanda
Amanda Dodd is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Virginia with 14 years of experience. She helps people manage anxiety, depression, sleep problems, relationship and intimacy concerns, and addiction-related issues. Amanda offers both faith-based and secular approaches and describes herself as kink-friendly, poly-friendly, and sex-positive.
She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thought patterns and try practical changes in thinking and behavior. Amanda also draws on client-centered methods that focus on listening and building on a person's strengths. Dialectical Behavior Therapy and mindfulness practices are used when emotional regulation and distress tolerance are priorities.
Amanda works with a wide range of concerns including grief, caregiver stress, body image, ADHD, chronic pain and illness, and issues tied to attachment or abandonment. She also addresses blended family challenges, communication problems, and recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. Her practice includes attention to intimacy-related topics and alternative sexual cultures such as BDSM and kink.
Sessions aim to be concrete and skill-focused. She helps people notice patterns, try small experiments, and track what changes. Motivational interviewing is used when substance use or behavior change is a goal.
Clinically grounded and practical, her approach centers on helping people develop tools they can use outside sessions. Prospective clients in Virginia who prefer sessions framed by either spiritual values or a secular focus may discuss that preference when they start.
How Amanda’s approaches translate to online sessions
Amanda combines Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, client-centered work, and elements of Dialectical Behavior Therapy in practical ways. CBT focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavior experiments to reduce anxiety or improve sleep. Client-centered work emphasizes active listening and using a person’s existing strengths to set goals and make changes. DBT skills training offers clear techniques for emotion regulation and distress tolerance when strong emotions get in the way of daily functioning.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Amanda will explore your concerns, goals, and preferences and then suggest which methods to try first. That decision is collaborative and can change as progress is tracked and goals evolve.
The biography does not list specific session formats, so confirm current online options before booking. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule, allow shorter check-ins when time is limited, and remove travel time. Working this way still focuses on concrete skills, homework exercises, and regular progress checks so sessions fit into everyday life and activities.
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Experience
14+ years
Listed in
Virginia
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does she commonly address?
Amanda works with stress, anxiety, depression, sleep problems, relationship and intimacy issues, addiction, grief, caregiver stress, and related concerns listed in her specialties.
How does she use Cognitive Behavioral Therapy?
She uses CBT to help people notice unhelpful thoughts and test small behavior changes. Sessions include practical exercises and tracking what works between meetings.
What is her clinical background?
Amanda has 14 years of professional experience working in clinical settings and community care prior to her current practice.
What are her credentials and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) licensed in Virginia and practices from that state.
What languages are supported and are international clients accepted?
Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.
Which session formats are available?
The original biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options with the service before booking.
How does payment and cost work?
Cost varies by location and sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin the process?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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