Amanda Ihle , LCSW

Amanda Ihle is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Oregon with 16 years of clinical experience helping people navigate stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, relationship challenges, trauma, and abuse. She spent eight years licensed in Washington State providing addiction medicine treatment through Clark County Juvenile Court and delivering on-campus care to several school districts in southwest Washington. For the most recent eight years she has practiced clinical social work in a level one trauma emergency room in Portland, bringing experience with high-acuity situations and trauma-informed care.

Amanda creates an open, nonjudgmental space where clients can share thoughts and feelings safely and work toward meaningful change. She focuses on building a collaborative relationship that supports exploration of difficult topics including grief, family dynamics, intimacy concerns, parenting struggles, and coping with life changes. Her clinical background includes helping clients address addictions, sleep problems, anger, ADHD, and compassion fatigue, among other issues.

As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Amanda provides professional psychotherapy and clinical support drawing on multiple evidence-informed techniques. She acknowledges that beginning therapy takes courage and affirms that taking that first step reflects resilience and determination, a quality she respects in each person who reaches out.

Therapeutic approaches and accessible online care

Amanda uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to help people clarify their values and commit to actions that align with what matters most, even in the presence of difficult thoughts or feelings. ACT can be useful for anxiety, depression, and life transitions because it emphasizes living meaningfully rather than trying to eliminate all distress.

Attachment-Based Therapy is used to explore how early relationships affect current patterns in intimate and family connections. This approach helps with abandonment concerns, communication problems, and relationship difficulties by increasing awareness of attachment needs and building more secure ways of relating.

She also integrates Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) to identify unhelpful thinking patterns and develop practical strategies for coping with stress, sleep problems, addictive behaviors, and mood concerns. CBT offers concrete tools for changing behaviors and improving daily functioning.

Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amanda collaborates with clients to determine which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences, adjusting the plan as progress unfolds. Licensed professionals and therapists often combine these approaches to tailor care to each person.

Online therapy with video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging provides flexibility for busy schedules, geographic limitations, and varying comfort levels with communication. These options make it easier to keep consistent sessions and access therapeutic support from home or work while maintaining the collaborative focus on progress and coping.