Amanda Dunlap, LISW-CP

Amanda Dunlap is a licensed independent social worker in South Carolina with 10 years of professional experience. She focuses on helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, grief, and issues around addiction. Amanda approaches each person as the expert on their own life and offers steady support as they make changes.

Amanda uses plain, straightforward conversation to identify what causes trouble day to day. She listens for strengths clients already have and builds small, practical steps from there. Sessions are meant to feel collaborative rather than one-sided.

Her background includes work with relationship concerns and intimacy-related issues, as well as LGBTQ matters and family-related difficulties. She also has experience supporting people coping with life changes such as divorce, caregiving demands, cancer, and fertility stress.

Amanda applies Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on the link between thoughts, feelings, and actions. With that approach she helps people notice patterns and try specific behavior and thinking changes to reduce distress. She also addresses attachment concerns, codependency, and issues tied to alternative sex culture when relevant.

People who tend to prefer clear, actionable steps and a respectful, strengths-based atmosphere often find this style helpful. If someone wants practical tools for mood, anxiety, or relationship questions, Amanda offers steady guidance and concrete next steps.

How Amanda Uses CBT and Practical Strategies Online

Amanda uses Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people see how thoughts, feelings, and behaviors interact. CBT involves noticing unhelpful thinking patterns and trying concrete changes in behavior to reduce anxiety or low mood. This approach is often used for stress, anxiety, depression, and coping with life changes.

She focuses on simple, teachable skills in session and on small experiments to try between meetings. That collaborative process helps figure out which techniques fit the person's goals and daily routine. Amanda will work with each person to decide what feels most helpful and adapt the approach over time.

If you are thinking about online therapy with her, confirm the current session options before booking since formats are not listed in the biography. Online work can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, keep regular check-ins during life transitions, or use shorter sessions for quick problem solving. Some people prefer fewer commutes and more flexible scheduling, which can make it simpler to maintain momentum between sessions.