Amanda Adams, MD, LCSW-C

Amanda Adams offers straightforward support for people feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, low mood, or life changes. She is Amanda Adams, MD, LCSW-C, and she focuses on helping people find practical ways to feel steadier and more capable. Sessions are conversational and goal-oriented so concerns can be addressed in clear steps.

Amanda draws on cognitive behavioral techniques to help people notice and change unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns. She also uses client-centered methods to create a respectful, listening space where a person's priorities come first. Mindfulness practices are woven in to help with emotional regulation and grounding.

Her background includes eight years of clinical experience and training as both a medical doctor and a licensed clinical social worker in Maryland. That mix of perspectives informs a practical, whole-person approach to care. Amanda often brings in narrative and motivational methods when people want to reframe a problem or find inner reasons to make changes.

She pays attention to communication struggles, relationship stress, and difficulties that come after loss or trauma. Amanda also works with people managing ADHD, anger, grief, self-esteem challenges, and issues related to sexual orientation and identity. Nature and expressive arts techniques may be part of sessions when they fit a person's style.

Overall, Amanda aims to help people identify small, doable steps toward their goals. Sessions emphasize skills that can be used between appointments so progress can continue in everyday life.

Approaches you can use online

Client-centered therapy puts the person's goals and pace first and focuses on attentive listening and reflection. This approach is helpful when someone needs a supportive space to sort through feelings and decide what matters most.

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing small behavioral changes. It is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and for building concrete coping skills that people can practice between sessions.

Mindfulness therapy teaches simple attention and breathing practices to reduce reactivity and increase present-moment calm. These techniques pair well with other methods to help manage strong emotions and improve focus.

Choosing the right mix of approaches is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each person to match methods to their goals, preferences, and life situation, and will adapt the plan as progress is made.

Online formats available include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions allow face-to-face conversation and visual cues, phone sessions can be shorter check-ins or a lower-bandwidth option, and messaging or chat can support quick reflections, between-session homework, or ongoing check-ins to fit a busy schedule.