Amanda Marvin, LCSW

Amanda Marvin is a licensed clinical social worker with 11 years of experience helping people manage stress, anxiety, depression, and major life changes. She creates a calm, affirming space where clients can talk through what matters most. Her style is warm and practical, focused on small, doable steps that fit into everyday life.

She often helps people who are coping with relationship problems, grief, trauma and abuse, addiction, and compassion fatigue. She also supports concerns around parenting, self-esteem, bipolar disorder, and career stress. Amanda pays attention to how thoughts and everyday habits shape feelings and choices, and she works with clients to change patterns that get in the way.

Amanda uses a mix of approaches to match each person. She draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to clarify values and move toward meaningful action. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy helps her clients notice and change unhelpful thinking. Mindfulness and Dialectical Behavior Therapy skills are woven in when regulation and present-moment awareness are needed.

Her work is collaborative and practical. Sessions focus on real problems, skill-building, and clear next steps. Amanda aims to strengthen coping tools so people can handle setbacks and make lasting changes.

Amanda practices in North Carolina and works with people across many concerns, including LGBT issues, family of origin questions, blended family dynamics, infidelity, and addiction. She keeps pacing and goals flexible so therapy fits each person’s life.

How her approaches guide online therapy

Amanda uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in ways that translate well to remote work. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on clarifying what matters to you and taking small steps toward those values, which can help with life transitions and motivation. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying patterns of thinking and behavior and practicing new responses to reduce anxiety and improve mood.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. She will work with each client to see which methods fit their needs and goals, and adjust techniques as therapy progresses. Clients help set the pace and priorities so the work stays relevant to daily life.

Confirm current session options before booking, since formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit therapy into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow for shorter check-ins when needed. They also let people practice skills in the settings where problems actually happen, which can speed up applying new habits to everyday life.