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Amanda Scardino

Amanda Scardino

LPC

Texas

Practical, affirming therapy for life challenges

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At a glance

Credentials
LPC
License
LPC, Texas / 61565
Experience
25 years
Languages
English
Location
Texas

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    • Values-based focus
    • Skills and goals
    • Inclusive care

    About Amanda

    Amanda Scardino is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with 25 years of experience. She offers an affirming, non-religious approach and aims to make therapy feel approachable and down-to-earth. Her style is straightforward and warm so people can talk about what matters most without extra jargon.

    Amanda often helps people facing stress and anxiety, depression, grief, and major life changes. She also supports issues around relationships, intimacy, parenting, family conflict, career concerns, self-esteem, anger, and ADHD. She provides an inclusive space for LGBT people looking for practical support.

    Her work blends clear, evidence-based tools with respectful listening. Amanda uses approaches that focus on values, present-moment awareness, and practical problem solving. Sessions typically include goal-setting, gentle exploration of patterns, and concrete steps to try between meetings.

    Clients describe her approach as collaborative and focused on real-life results. She pays attention to what each person wants to change and sets small, reachable steps toward those goals. Amanda emphasizes learning skills that fit everyday demands, not just ideas discussed in session.

    With a long history in counseling across Texas, she brings experience and steady guidance to the room. People who want a direct, compassionate therapist who values personal agency often find her style helpful.

  2. Approaches that guide online sessions

    Amanda frequently uses Motivational Interviewing to help people find their own reasons for change and build motivation in manageable steps. This approach is useful when someone feels stuck or uncertain about making a change.

    She also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, which focuses on clarifying personal values and taking committed action that fits those values. ACT can help when life changes or difficult feelings make it hard to move toward what's important.

    Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is another part of her work, offering clear techniques to notice unhelpful thinking and try different behaviors. CBT is often helpful for anxiety, depression, and everyday stress.

    Finding the right approach is part of the process. Amanda will work with each person to decide which methods fit their goals and preferences, adapting as progress unfolds. She emphasizes collaboration so people understand why a tool is suggested and how to use it between sessions.

    If you are interested in online therapy, confirm the session options before booking since formats are not specified in the biography. Online sessions can make it easier to fit meetings into a busy week, allow shorter check-ins when needed, and reduce travel time. Licensed professionals can help tailor session length and focus so therapy fits everyday life.

  4. Areas of expertise

    Primary focus

    Stress, AnxietyLGBTRelationship issuesFamily conflictsParenting issues

    Also works with

    GriefIntimacy-related issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesDepressionCoping with life changesADHD

    Therapeutic approaches

    Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingSolution-Focused Therapy

    Experience

    25+ years

    Listed in

    Texas

    Languages

    English

  5. Frequently asked questions

    What concerns does Amanda focus on?

    Amanda works with stress, anxiety, depression, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting and family concerns, anger, self-esteem, career questions, ADHD, and coping with life changes.

    How would you describe her therapeutic style?

    Her style is collaborative and straightforward, blending listening with practical tools and goal-setting to support change over time.

    What experience does she bring to therapy?

    She has 25 years of counseling experience and brings steady clinical experience to help people navigate complex life challenges.

    What credentials and location are associated with this therapist?

    She holds the LPC credential, listed as TX LPC, and her practice is based in Texas.

    Which languages are sessions offered in and can people outside the U.S. connect?

    Sessions are offered in English and international clients are accepted.

    What session formats are available?

    The biography does not specify session formats; please confirm current session options when scheduling to know whether online or other formats are offered.

    How are costs and billing handled?

    Cost varies with location and the therapist's availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

    How do I begin working with Amanda?

    Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete the short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.

  6. Online talk therapy is not emergency or medical care. Stopping or cutting down alcohol or other drugs can be unsafe without medical advice. In immediate danger? Crisis numbers

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