Amanda Garrick, LCSW

Amanda Garrick is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 17 years of clinical experience in California. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma, and relationship concerns. Amanda takes a direct, caring approach and aims to make the first steps toward help feel manageable and clear.

Amanda trained in human development and social work, and she has long experience providing treatment to people with mood symptoms, trauma reactions, and substance use concerns. Her background includes crisis intervention and risk assessment, so she is comfortable helping people through urgent emotional moments as well as ongoing struggles.

In sessions she uses practical tools drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness therapy. That means she helps people notice unhelpful thoughts, try specific behavioral experiments, and practice simple attention and breathing skills to lower stress. The focus is on steps people can use between visits.

Amanda also supports those coping with caregiving burden, grief, intimacy issues, body image and eating concerns, and the pressures that come with life changes. She works with people affected by ADHD, attachment or abandonment issues, and complex mood or personality challenges.

Her style is straightforward and compassionate. She helps people build new coping strategies and clearer communication habits. To begin, people are asked to complete a short matching questionnaire and then schedule sessions based on availability.

How CBT and Mindfulness Work in Online Care

Amanda uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. CBT often includes short experiments, simple skill practice, and plans to test new habits between sessions. Mindfulness therapy focuses on attention and breathing exercises that reduce reactivity and increase calm, which can be useful for anxiety, stress, and sleep problems.

Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Amanda works with each person to figure out which methods fit their needs, goals, and preferences. She adjusts exercises and homework so the plan stays useful and realistic for everyday life.

Confirm current session options before booking so you know how sessions are arranged. Online therapy can make it easier to fit visits into a busy schedule, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. Many people find remote sessions help them keep therapy consistent while balancing work, caregiving, or other responsibilities.