Amanda Pisark, LCSW

Amanda Pisark is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps adults who are overwhelmed by stress, grief, anxiety, relationship problems, or life transitions. She creates a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about thoughts and feelings that are getting in the way of daily life and relationships.

She spent years as a social worker in hospice care and retirement communities. That work shaped her interest in supporting adults across the lifespan through loss, caregiver strain, and the challenges of aging. She brings seven years of clinical experience to each session and uses that background to understand complex life stressors.

Amanda draws on approaches including Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, attachment-based methods, client-centered work, and Emotionally-Focused Therapy. She focuses on practical skills - coping techniques, communication tools, and short exercises - to reduce symptoms and improve functioning between sessions.

Initial meetings start with a conversation about why someone is seeking help and what they hope to achieve. Amanda encourages clients to steer the conversation while asking questions and offering observations to broaden perspective and clarify goals.

Over time she helps people build personalized strategies that fit daily routines. Assignments are used selectively to practice new ways of responding to stress, grief, or relationship strain. Sessions move at a pace set by the client, with steady attention to realistic, achievable steps.

How Amanda blends therapy approaches online

Amanda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people identify unhelpful thinking and try concrete behavior changes that reduce anxiety, depression, and stress. CBT is practical and often focuses on small, testable shifts in thinking and routine.

She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which helps people make space for difficult feelings while clarifying personal values and taking committed action toward a meaningful life. Attachment-based ideas are used when relationship patterns and early bonds affect current connections with others.

Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Amanda will discuss goals, preferences, and what feels most useful, then tailor techniques from these approaches in collaboration with each client. That way treatment fits the person rather than forcing a single method.

Online sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video is helpful for in-depth conversations and visual cues, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat can be a brief check-in, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between sessions. These options make it easier to fit therapy around caregiving, work, or medical obligations while using the therapeutic tools they choose together.