Amanda DiGenova, LMHC
Narrative-focused counselor helping with life transitions
Details
| Name | Amanda DiGenova |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LMHC |
| Based in | New York |
| Licensed in | New York |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 10 |
About Amanda
Amanda DiGenova is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) based in New York. She brings ten years of practice helping people who feel overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship strain, and questions about identity and intimacy. Amanda uses Narrative Therapy alongside client-centered and cognitive behavioral ideas to help people tell clearer stories about their lives.
Sessions focus on practical steps and on the meanings people give to their experiences.
Background and approach
She aims to help clients find more calm, stronger boundaries, and clearer choices. Her experience includes working with individuals facing addiction, family conflict, caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image concerns, and the emotional effects of trauma and loss. She also supports people navigating blended family issues, commitment and communication problems, and distress tied to major life changes.
Amanda describes her style as encouraging and motivational. She incorporates mindfulness and elements from dialectical approaches to help with emotion regulation and coping. Conversations tend to be straightforward, with an eye toward small, doable changes that reduce daily strain.
People who choose Amanda often want a practical, compassionate approach. She works with each person to shape goals that fit their life. The focus is on making steady progress through clearer thinking, better communication, and self-directed steps.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Family conflicts, Parenting issues among the things Amanda works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coping with life changes
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- Abandonment
- BDSM, kink, and alternative sex culture
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Commitment issues
- Communication problems
- Control issues
- Coping with natural or human-caused disaster
- Domestic violence
- Drug and alcohol addiction
- Emptiness
- Family of origin issues
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Fertility issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Isolation / loneliness
- Jealousy
- Life purpose
- Men's issues
- Midlife crisis
- Money and financial issues
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Self-harm
- Self-love
- Sex addiction
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Sexual dysfunction
- Sexuality
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult 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.
- Existential Therapy: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Mindfulness Therapy: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Motivational Interviewing: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Psychodynamic Therapy: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Solution-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 Work Online
Amanda often uses Narrative Therapy to help people reframe difficult events and recurring patterns. That approach focuses on the stories people tell about themselves and looks for new meanings that lead to different choices. Client-centered therapy is another core part of her work, which emphasizes listening, respect, and following the client’s pace to build trust and direction.She will also use elements of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to identify unhelpful thoughts and try small, practical changes that reduce anxiety or lift mood. These tools suit worries about stress, relationship conflict, or day-to-day coping by breaking problems into manageable steps. Choosing the right mix of methods is collaborative - the therapist and client try approaches and adjust them based on what works and what feels useful.
Online sessions can happen by video, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to match different needs. Video calls let people use visual cues and more extended work. Phone sessions can be a good option when bandwidth is limited or when a shorter check-in is needed. Live chat and text messaging allow for quick reflections, coaching between sessions, and flexible timing. These formats aim to make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life while keeping the focus on practical progress and emotional support.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Amanda help with?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship struggles, addiction, and identity-related questions. Additional focus areas include caregiver stress, chronic illness, body image, and intimacy-related issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Amanda blends Narrative Therapy with client-centered listening and practical tools from cognitive behavioral work. Sessions are encouraging, straightforward, and aimed at small changes people can use day to day.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of professional experience working with a range of concerns including family conflict, addictions, trauma, and coping with life changes.
Where is Amanda licensed and located?
She is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor, credentialed as NY LMHC, and practices in New York.
Which languages are supported for sessions?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are offered?
Therapy is available via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are costs and billing handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with Amanda?
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