Amanda Hawkins, LCSW

Amanda Hawkins is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida with nine years of experience. She focuses on helping people who are facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and challenges with self-esteem and motivation. Amanda also supports those navigating LGBT-related concerns and a wide range of life adjustments.

She approaches therapy from the view that each person knows their own story best. Sessions center on the client's strengths and goals rather than a one-size-fits-all plan. Amanda aims to give practical tools and steady support while clients try new ways of coping.

Her work draws on several counseling styles to match what a person needs. That might mean listening closely and reflecting a client’s own priorities, using mindfulness to reduce strong emotions, or teaching skills for managing intense feelings. Short-term, goal-focused steps are also used when people want a clear path forward.

Amanda has supported people through grief, life transitions, parenting stress, career questions, and mood concerns including bipolar disorder. She also offers attention to aging and geriatric issues, hospice and end-of-life concerns, and challenges tied to identity and discrimination.

Sessions are intended to be collaborative and practical. Amanda helps clients identify small changes that make daily life easier and build on what is already working. The aim is clearer choices, steadier mood, and improved coping over time.

Approaches that translate to online work

Amanda uses client-centered therapy to keep sessions focused on each person’s priorities. This approach means the therapist listens, reflects, and helps clients name goals they want to work toward. It fits well for people who want an individualized path and steady support.

She also draws on Dialectical Behavior Therapy, often shortened to DBT, which teaches practical skills for managing intense emotions and improving relationships. DBT-style skills can help with anxiety, mood swings, and managing stress in day-to-day life. Mindfulness therapy is another element she uses to help people notice moment-to-moment experience and reduce reactivity to difficult feelings.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Amanda will discuss the options and help decide what fits a client’s needs, goals, and preferences. That decision is collaborative and may shift over time as progress is made.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life and to keep momentum between appointments. Confirm the current session options before booking so you know what formats are available. Many people find that shorter, focused check-ins or regular scheduled sessions help keep skills practice on track and make therapy more usable alongside daily responsibilities.