Amanda Dunlap, LISW-CP

Amanda Dunlap is a licensed independent social worker with ten years of clinical experience in South Carolina. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and grief. Amanda draws on practical, evidence-informed methods to help people move through painful moments and build skills for daily life.

Her approach is straightforward and collaborative. She treats each person as the expert on their own story and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions focus on clear goals and small, doable steps that can change how someone copes day to day.

Amanda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which helps people notice unhelpful thoughts and try different behaviors to reduce distress. She blends that with a warm, accepting manner so people feel heard while they learn new skills. The work tends to be goal-oriented and hands-on rather than only talk.

She has experience supporting people facing relationship strain, parenting challenges, sexuality and gender questions, addiction concerns, and major life changes like divorce or caregiving stress. Amanda also works with issues such as attachment, intimacy, and sexual diversity, including BDSM and kink topics, when those come up in therapy.

Sessions are aimed at practical change: reducing risky coping, improving communication, and restoring a sense of control. Amanda helps people set realistic steps, practice them between sessions, and track progress over time. Her style is direct, compassionate, and focused on what matters most to each person.

How Amanda Uses CBT Online

Amanda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify and change unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors. CBT sessions often include practical exercises, such as tracking thoughts, testing new behaviors, and practicing coping skills between meetings. This approach is commonly used for anxiety, depression, stress, and coping with grief or life transitions.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Amanda will work with each person to decide whether CBT or a different focus fits best for their goals and situation. Together they set goals, try strategies, and adjust the plan based on what helps most.

Online therapy offers flexibility for busy schedules and varied needs. Video calls let people use visual cues for deeper conversation, while phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited or a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text-based messaging allow ongoing check-ins and quick skill practice between meetings. These options make therapy more accessible and let the work continue in ways that fit daily life.