Amanda Cross, LCSW

Amanda Cross is a licensed clinical social worker who helps people cope with stress, anxiety, grief, and big life changes. She focuses on building confidence, finding motivation, and easing compassion fatigue. Amanda emphasizes practical steps people can use right away to feel a bit steadier. With 20 years of experience, Amanda draws on straightforward, person-focused methods. She treats the client as the expert on their own life and works alongside them to clarify goals. Sessions commonly include gentle reflection, skills practice, and problem-solving tailored to each person’s situation. Her work often addresses caregiver strain, chronic illness and pain, and the emotional fallout of divorce or separation. Amanda also supports people coping with family of origin wounds, isolation, questions about life purpose, and issues tied to pregnancy and childbirth. Veteran and Armed Forces issues and post-traumatic stress are also listed among her focus areas. Amanda uses familiar therapeutic approaches such as client-centered work, cognitive behavioral tools, and mindfulness. She also draws on existential conversations and motivational interviewing to help people find direction and make changes that match their values. Amanda practices in California as an LCSW. She offers care in English and does not accept international clients. To begin, a short matching questionnaire helps connect someone to scheduling options and a plan for next steps.

How therapeutic approaches translate to online care

Amanda often uses client-centered therapy, which focuses on listening closely and helping people lead conversations about their needs. This approach helps when someone needs space to reflect, make sense of difficult feelings, and set personal goals. She also uses cognitive behavioral therapy, or CBT, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions are linked. CBT offers practical skills for managing anxiety, changing unhelpful thinking patterns, and facing day-to-day problems step by step. Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Amanda will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. That discussion guides which methods or combinations will be tried, and adjustments are made as progress and needs change. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life. Many people appreciate not having to travel and being able to schedule time between other commitments. Confirm the current session options before booking to learn what formats are available and choose the one that best fits your routine.