Amanda Dunlap, LISW-CP

Amanda Dunlap is a licensed social worker in South Carolina who has spent the last 10 years helping people manage stress, anxiety, addiction concerns, grief, and LGBTQ+ related challenges. She approaches each person as the expert on their own life and looks for practical strengths to build on. Amanda aims to make the first step into therapy feel less overwhelming and more doable. Her work focuses on clear goals and steady progress. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to change how they feel. Sessions are conversational and down-to-earth; Amanda listens, reflects, and suggests small experiments clients can try between meetings. She also supports people facing relationship strain, parenting stress, low self-esteem, and major life transitions. That includes coping with grief, bipolar mood concerns, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and challenges tied to caregiving or medical concerns like cancer. Amanda brings practical problem-solving into sessions. She helps people break problems into manageable steps, build coping skills, and practice new ways of communicating. Progress is tracked in everyday terms like improved sleep, clearer boundaries, or fewer panic episodes. People who prefer straightforward, collaborative care often find this style helpful. Amanda emphasizes respect for each person’s values and pace. If you want a therapist who listens first and works with you on concrete next steps, she may be a good match.

How CBT and practical therapy work online

Amanda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which looks at how thoughts, feelings, and actions connect. CBT helps people notice unhelpful thinking patterns and practice new behaviors that reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. This approach often includes short exercises and homework to try between sessions.

Her approach is collaborative. She works with each person to choose strategies that match their goals and day-to-day needs. Together they will test what helps and adjust the plan based on real-life results.

The original biography does not list specific session formats, so please confirm the available online options before booking. In general, online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, shorten commute time, and allow brief check-ins when a full in-person visit is hard to arrange. Therapists can also guide simple at-home exercises, help with communication practice, and support coping skills that are useful between sessions.