Amanda Hawkins

Amanda Hawkins is a licensed clinical social worker in Florida with nine years of experience. She focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, low self-esteem, and life transitions. She also supports people facing LGBT-related issues and mood concerns like depression and bipolar symptoms.

Her style centers on listening and following the person's lead. She treats each person as the expert on their own story and looks for strengths to build on. Sessions aim to be practical and grounded rather than full of jargon.

Amanda uses a mix of approaches to fit each person’s needs. She draws on client-centered work to create space for what matters most to the individual. She also incorporates skills-based tools from dialectical behavior therapy and mindfulness practices to help manage strong emotions and stay present.

In sessions she helps people break problems into manageable steps. This might mean working on coping skills for anxiety, talking through grief, or planning changes around work and parenting stress. She supports clients who want clearer goals and more confidence in decision making.

Amanda also addresses issues such as intimacy-related concerns, parenting challenges, and career decisions. She works with people dealing with trauma, attachment difficulties, and challenges related to gender and sexuality. Her approach is steady, practical, and focused on what the person wants to change.

Approaches that translate to online work

Amanda draws on client-centered work that focuses on the individual's experience and priorities. This approach involves listening closely, reflecting what matters to the client, and adapting the session to their goals. It can help people clarify values and make decisions when life shifts.

She also uses dialectical behavior therapy, which teaches concrete skills for managing intense emotions, tolerating distress, and improving relationships. Those skills can be practiced between sessions and fit well into daily routines. Mindfulness therapy is another tool she uses to help people notice thoughts and feelings without getting swept up by them, which can reduce reactivity over time.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each person to identify which methods match their needs, goals, and preferences, and adjust the plan as progress is made. The aim is to pick techniques that feel useful and doable in the person's everyday life.

Confirm current session options before booking to know which formats are offered. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, shorten travel time, and allow people to work on skills between appointments. It can also allow for shorter check-ins on hectic days or sessions that better align with work and family schedules.