Amanda Crossland, LPC
Guide for practical change and healing
Details
| Name | Amanda Crossland |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LPC |
| Based in | Colorado |
| Licensed in | Colorado |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 7 |
About Amanda
Amanda Crossland is a licensed professional counselor (LPC) in Colorado who helps people make meaningful changes in their daily lives. She creates a calm, accepting space and listens with empathy. Her style aims to help people feel more connected to what matters to them and take practical steps forward.
Amanda draws on several approaches to tailor sessions to each person. She uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe stories they tell about themselves.
Background and approach
She brings Client-Centered methods to keep sessions focused on the person's goals and experience. Cognitive Behavioral techniques are used when people want concrete tools to shift thoughts and behaviors. Her work often centers on stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and grief.
Amanda also supports people dealing with depression, anger, low self-esteem, bipolar concerns, and life transitions. She pays attention to patterns tied to family of origin, codependency, abandonment, and communication problems. With seven years of experience, Amanda combines practical interventions with a creative, big-picture perspective.
She helps people identify small, doable changes and tracks progress over time. Sessions tend to be straightforward and focused on what a person wants to change. Amanda earned a Master of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2014 and holds an LPC in Colorado.
She works in English and provides online care through video, phone, live chat, or text messaging. To begin, people complete a short matching questionnaire and schedule sessions according to availability.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Addictions, Trauma and abuse among the things Amanda works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Addictions
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Depression
- Relationship issues
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Self esteem
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Dissociation
- Divorce and separation
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Isolation / loneliness
- Life purpose
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Post-traumatic stress
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Somatization
- Women's issues
- Workplace issues
Approaches listed
- Narrative Therapy: Named in her listing among her approaches.
- Client-Centered Therapy: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT): Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT): Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR): Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Solution-Focused Therapy: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Training stated: This directory copies the approaches a therapist names and does not check training records. Ask Amanda directly how much of the work is narrative and what a session usually looks like.
Narrative Therapy in this listing
Narrative Therapy appears in this therapist's own list of approaches. That tells you it is part of how she works. It does not tell you how much of a session it shapes, and this directory does not check or rate training.
If a narrative approach is what you are looking for, it is worth asking Amanda directly how she uses it and what a session usually looks like.
Online session options
How Amanda's approaches translate to online work
Many of Amanda's methods adapt well to remote sessions. Narrative Therapy focuses on how people describe their lives and moments of change, using conversation to rewrite limiting stories and highlight strengths. It can help with issues like identity, codependency, and life transitions in a straightforward way. Client-Centered Therapy places the person's needs and goals at the center of each session, emphasizing listening, validation, and collaborative pacing to help people feel heard and understood. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) offers clear tools to shift thoughts and behaviors, such as thought records and behavioral experiments that can be assigned and reviewed between visits.Figuring out which approach fits best is part of the work. Amanda collaborates with each person to choose methods that match their goals and preferences, and she adjusts the plan as progress is made. The process is conversational and practical, with regular checking-in about what helps.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video allows more visual cues and is suited for in-depth work. Phone sessions use less bandwidth and can be easier to fit into a break at work. Live chat and text messaging are useful for brief check-ins, homework review, or ongoing support between sessions. These options make therapy more flexible and easier to match to daily life.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Amanda help with?
She supports people facing stress, anxiety, addiction, trauma and grief, as well as depression, relationship and intimacy issues and mood disorders like bipolar.
What is Amanda's approach to therapy?
Her style blends Narrative Therapy, Client-Centered work, and cognitive behavioral techniques to help people change unhelpful stories, clarify goals, and learn practical skills.
How much experience does she have?
Amanda has seven years of clinical experience working with the concerns listed in her profile.
What credentials and location are listed?
She holds a Licensed Professional Counselor credential (LPC) in Colorado and completed a Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in 2014.
Which languages and international options are available?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different scheduling needs.
How does billing and cost work?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I get started with Amanda?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions based on the therapist's availability.
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