Amanda Smith

Amanda (she/her/hers) is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor. She earned her M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Eastern Kentucky University in 2018. She has worked with children, adolescents, and families in a variety of settings including: in-home, in-school programs, community mental health, psychiatric inpatient care, and therapeutic foster care. Her passion for working with children and their families developed when she was a student intern and observed the power of play in school-based group programs. This paved the way for her clinical focus on expressive and play based approaches on child emotion/behavior regulation and parent-child behavior management.

Her clinical population also includes helping adults overcome anxiety, depression, life transitional stress, grief and loss, and trauma. She utilizes acceptance and commitment therapy, cognitive behavior therapy, mindfulness, solution focused and is trained in EMDR. Amanda take a collaborative approach with genuineness, warmth, acceptance, and to develop a safe space and strong therapeutic connection. She strives to meet you and/or your family where you are and together establish an individualized plan for growth, self-awareness, utilization of strengths and optimal well-being.