Amanda Omar, LCSW
Compassionate, practical care for complex stressors
Details
| Name | Amanda Omar |
|---|---|
| Credentials | LCSW |
| Based in | Indiana |
| Licensed in | Indiana |
| Session format | Online |
| Languages | English |
| Years in practice | 10 |
About Amanda
Amanda Omar is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) in Indiana with ten years of clinical experience. She helps people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, substance concerns, relationship strain, parenting challenges, and career stress. Her work also addresses ADHD, bipolar concerns, compassion fatigue, and self-esteem difficulties.
Amanda uses a practical, respectful approach. She listens first, then helps people notice patterns that get in the way. Sessions include clear goals and skills practice paired with reflection.
Background and approach
She values honesty and aims to make therapy doable for busy, overwhelmed people. Her background includes long-term clinical work with people who have complex mental health needs and trauma histories. That experience informs how she plans treatment and teaches coping skills.
Amanda draws on both evidence-based strategies and narrative ways of understanding a person’s story. In sessions she often focuses on building emotional regulation, improving communication, and creating actionable steps to reduce distress. She works collaboratively on safety, relapse prevention, and managing symptoms that interfere with daily life.
Many clients leave with a toolkit they can use between appointments. Amanda offers multiple formats for contact and tailors visits to what works best for each person. She encourages straightforward conversations about goals, limits, and what a good week looks like.
Her aim is steady progress rather than quick fixes.
What this therapist works with
Her listing names Stress, Anxiety, Trauma and abuse, Self esteem among the things Amanda works with, alongside the areas below.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Trauma and abuse
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Compassion fatigue
- Addictions
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- ADHD
- Abandonment
- Adoption and foster care
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Antisocial personality
- Attachment issues
- Avoidant personality
- Blended family issues
- Body image
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Codependency
- Communication problems
- Dependent personality
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Eating and food-related issues
- Emptiness
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- First responder issues
- Forgiveness
- Guilt and shame
- HIV / AIDS
- Hoarding
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Infidelity
- Life purpose
- Mood disorders
- Multicultural concerns
- Narcissism
- Paranoia
- Personality disorders
- Postpartum depression
- Post-traumatic stress
- Pregnancy and childbirth
- Prejudice and discrimination
- Process addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)
- Self-love
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Smoking / vaping cessation
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Visually impaired
- 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.
- Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT): Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Gottman Method: 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.
- Trauma-Focused Therapy: Listed by Amanda among the ways she works.
- Internal Family Systems: 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 her approaches translate to online care
Amanda uses Narrative Therapy to help people separate themselves from their problems and reframe the stories that keep them stuck. This approach is useful for issues like low self-esteem, codependency, and relationship patterns because it focuses on meanings and choices.She also draws on Client-Centered Therapy, which emphasizes listening, empathy, and meeting each person where they are. That helps when someone needs a steadier, nonjudgmental place to talk through life stress and grief.
Choosing the right approach is part of the work together. Amanda will collaborate with each person to decide which methods fit their goals, needs, and preferences. Small adjustments are expected as skills are tried and progress is tracked.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase flexibility. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation and skill coaching, phone sessions can fit a shorter break or lower bandwidth, chat is useful for brief check-ins, and messaging supports ongoing reflection between appointments. These options make it easier to maintain consistent work even with a busy schedule.
Common questions about this listing
What concerns does Amanda help with?
Amanda supports people facing stress, anxiety, depression, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and family strain, parenting challenges, bipolar concerns, ADHD, and compassion fatigue among other issues.
What is her therapeutic style like?
Her style is collaborative and structured. She listens first, clarifies goals, and blends skill-building with conversations about a person's life story.
How much clinical experience does she have?
She has ten years of experience working in clinical settings with people who have complex mental health and trauma histories.
Where is she licensed and practicing?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, practicing in Indiana.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available?
Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and routines.
How is cost handled for sessions?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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