Amanda Averill , LISW, LICSW

Amanda Averill is a licensed social work clinician with a decade of professional experience helping adults navigate stress, anxiety, family conflict, grief and loss, and depression. Based in Ohio and licensed to practice in both Minnesota and Ohio, she brings a practical, strengths-focused perspective to each relationship she forms with clients. Amanda holds LISW and LICSW credentials, professional social work licenses that reflect advanced training and authorization to deliver clinical social work services.

Amanda centers her work on the belief that each person is the expert of their own story and that existing strengths can be mobilized to address life’s challenges. She combines empathy with clear, goal-oriented support to help clients develop coping tools, process loss, and repair family dynamics. Beginning therapy can require courage, and Amanda honors that first step while offering steady guidance through change.

Her approach emphasizes collaboration and respect for each individual’s values and pace, helping people identify practical steps forward while recognizing the resilience already present in their lives.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Flexible Online Care

Amanda works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical skill building and thoughtful reflection. One approach emphasizes skills-based strategies to manage symptoms - teaching concrete coping tools for stress, anxiety, mood shifts, and addictive patterns to support day-to-day functioning. Another approach centers on exploring relational and emotional patterns - helping clients understand family dynamics, grief responses, attachment concerns, and relationship challenges so they can make informed changes and heal from past hurt.

Choosing the right therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. Amanda partners with each person to assess needs, goals, and preferences, then tailors techniques and pacing so the work fits the individual. This shared decision-making helps ensure the treatment path aligns with what matters most to the client.

Online therapy options - including video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging - make it easier to fit care into busy lives. These formats offer flexibility in scheduling, reduce travel time, and expand access to consistent support from licensed professionals and therapists, while allowing clients to engage in ways that feel most comfortable for them.