Amanda Carter, LPC

Amanda Carter is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) based in Georgia. She brings 16 years of experience helping people who are dealing with grief, trauma, addiction, and life changes. She focuses on practical steps people can use in their daily lives to feel steadier and more grounded.

Amanda favors a client-centered way of working. That means she listens first and shapes the work around each person’s needs and goals. She uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy as a regular tool to identify unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors. She also uses Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing for people who have strong trauma symptoms.

In sessions she aims to make therapy straightforward. People can expect clear explanations, concrete strategies to practice between sessions, and space to talk about painful experiences. She pays attention to how emotions show up in the body and to patterns that keep problems repeating.

Amanda has helped people cope with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy concerns, and many forms of addiction including process addictions. She also supports people facing chronic illness, cancer, end-of-life concerns, and immigration-related challenges.

She offers care for issues such as guilt, shame, forgiveness, emptiness, and life purpose. Amanda’s approach combines listening with practical tools so people can navigate difficult moments and move toward the life they want.

How Amanda Combines Talk Therapy and Trauma Work Online

Amanda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people notice thoughts that lead to distress and try new behaviors. CBT is useful for anxiety, depression, stress, and many daily challenges. She also uses Client-Centered Therapy, which centers on listening and building a trusting working relationship so people feel heard and respected.

For people with significant trauma symptoms, Amanda may introduce Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing, or EMDR, which works with distressing memories and the body’s reactions to them. She will discuss what each approach involves and help decide together which methods fit a person’s needs and goals. Choosing an approach is a collaborative part of the work rather than a one-size-fits-all decision.

Online therapy offers several practical benefits. Video calls let people meet face to face without traveling. Phone sessions can be useful when internet bandwidth is limited or when someone prefers not to use video. Live chat and text messaging allow brief check-ins, ongoing support between sessions, or a lower-intensity way to keep working on goals. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep care consistent over time.