Amanda Leftridge, LCSW
Practical, compassionate support for stressful times
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How Amanda works
Practical facts
- Credentials
- LCSW
- Licensed in
- Missouri
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
- Session format
- Online, through our partner platform
About Amanda
Amanda Leftridge is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with three years of clinical experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, grief, anger, low self-esteem, and life changes. She is LGBTQIA+ friendly and aims to create a respectful, compassionate space for anyone seeking support.
Amanda has worked closely with people facing serious health concerns. She spent two years at a cancer center providing case management and mental health services for oncology patients and their loved ones.
Background and approach
That work also included supporting people dealing with hospice, end-of-life matters, and chronic illness such as dialysis care. Her typical sessions are practical and collaborative. Amanda uses methods drawn from cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness to help people notice patterns, build coping skills, and try new behaviors.
She also draws on psychodynamic ideas to look at long-standing themes and solution-focused techniques to set short-term goals. She works with a broad range of concerns beyond medical issues, including relationship problems, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related struggles, sleeping difficulties, career strain, bipolar disorder, ADHD, compassion fatigue, and HIV / AIDS related stress.
She supports people across the life span, including aging and geriatric issues and caregiver stress. Amanda says therapy should remind people of their strengths and resilience. She tailors each plan to the person in front of her, mixing approaches based on what the client needs.
New clients are guided through straightforward steps to begin working together.
What Amanda works with
Everything Amanda lists, in the therapist's own terms. Anger is the reason this directory exists; the rest tells you what usually sits alongside it in Amanda's practice.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- First responder issues
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Women's issues
Approaches Amanda lists
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
Listing an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist names and does not check training records.
Approach and online options for therapy
Amanda commonly uses cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness therapy with clients. Cognitive behavioral therapy helps people identify unhelpful thoughts and test new behaviors to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and anger. Mindfulness therapy teaches attention and grounding practices to lower stress and improve sleep and emotional regulation.The right approach is something Amanda helps decide together. She will listen to your goals and concerns, try methods that fit your needs, and adjust the plan as you make progress. That collaborative process helps keep sessions focused and practical.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for face-to-face conversation when bandwidth allows. Phone sessions can be easier when a video connection is not possible or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief updates, quick coping reminders, or when typing feels more comfortable. These options make scheduling more flexible and allow therapy to fit around work, medical appointments, or caregiving responsibilities.
Questions people ask about Amanda
What concerns does Amanda commonly address?
She helps people with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, anger, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma, sleeping problems, career strain, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and health-related worries including cancer and chronic illness.
What is Amanda's therapeutic style?
Her sessions are practical and collaborative, focusing on skills people can use day to day. She blends mindful practices, cognitive techniques, and short-term goal work to meet immediate needs.
How much experience does she have?
She has three years of clinical experience, including two years working in a cancer center providing mental health support and case management for oncology patients and loved ones.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - practicing in Missouri.
Which languages and international services are offered?
Sessions are offered in English and she accepts international clients.
What session formats are available?
People can meet through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How do costs and payment work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability. Sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to start therapy?
Select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions based on therapist availability.