Amanda Ulmer
LPC-MH, LPC
Compassionate counseling for daily life challenges
- Attachment-informed care
- Practical coping skills
- Focus on relationships
About Amanda
Amanda centers sessions on acceptance and respect. She listens first, then helps clients identify small, practical steps that can ease daily pressure. Conversations focus on emotion regulation, building confidence, and improving communication in close relationships.
Her approach draws on attachment-based ideas to look at how early relationships affect current patterns. She also uses client-centered techniques to keep sessions focused on what matters most to each person. Cognitive behavioral strategies are used when looking to change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors.
Dialectical behavior therapy tools are added when learning emotion regulation or distress-tolerance skills is helpful. Existential ideas show up when people want to clarify values, purpose, or meaning in life. Amanda tailors these methods to the individual rather than following a single script.
She has six years of clinical experience working in South Dakota and offers services in English. Prospective clients are encouraged to use the site's Start Therapy process and complete the short matching questionnaire to arrange an initial appointment.
How Amanda's Approaches Translate to Online Care
Amanda combines attachment-based work and cognitive behavioral therapy to address relationship patterns and daily thoughts that fuel anxiety or low mood. Attachment-based therapy looks at how early relationship experiences shape current closeness and trust, which can help when relationship or abandonment concerns come up. Cognitive behavioral therapy breaks down unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns and teaches new ways to respond to stress and anxiety.Finding the right approach is part of the work. Amanda will talk with each person about goals and preferences and then suggest methods to try. That collaborative process helps match skills and discussion to the issues a person wants to change or understand better.
Session formats are not specified in the therapist biography, so please confirm available options before booking. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, reduce travel time, and allow shorter check-ins when needed. It can also let someone join from a quieter spot or avoid a commute on a workday, which helps keep momentum between visits.
License and NPI
| LPC-MH | South Dakota · No. LPC-MH30722 |
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| LPC | Arizona · No. LPC-23366 |
| NPI | 1306624721 |
As shown on the therapist's profile. You can check a license with the state board and an NPI with the national registry.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
6+ years
Credentials
South Dakota, Arizona
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Amanda address?
Amanda helps people with stress, anxiety, relationship issues, parenting struggles, low self-esteem, and depression. She also works on body image, attachment and abandonment themes, caregiver stress, codependency, and related concerns.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Sessions are client-centered and collaborative. Amanda listens with respect and then works with each person to set practical goals and skills to try between visits.
What experience does she bring?
She has six years of professional experience in counseling. That experience includes helping people with emotion regulation, motivation, and communication problems.
What credentials and region are listed?
She holds the credentials LPC-MH and LPC and practices in South Dakota. These credentials are shown as LPC-MH, LPC in her profile.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English.
Can international clients work with her?
International clients are not currently accepted.
How are sessions scheduled and what do they cost?
Session cost varies with location and therapist availability and uses a subscription that can be canceled at any time. Specific pricing is provided through the platform during the sign-up process.
How do I begin working with this therapist?
Use the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and then schedule according to the therapist's availability shown on the platform.