- Grief and loss
- Caregiver stress
- Relationship struggles
About Amanda
Amanda Pisark is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) who helps adults feeling stuck by strong emotions or difficult thoughts. She meets people where they are and focuses on everyday problems that spill into relationships and daily routines. Her style aims to make therapy feel doable, even when starting feels hard.
She draws on seven years of clinical experience that began in hospice and retirement community work. That background shaped her interest in grief, caregiving stress, aging concerns, and the complex feelings that come with life transitions. She also supports people coping with trauma, anxiety, depression, and stress that affect work and home life.
In sessions she invites clients to describe what brought them in and what they hope to change. Clients lead the conversation while she offers questions and reflections to bring new perspective. Together they set short-term and longer-term goals and track progress along the way.
Amanda uses practical tools and exercises to build coping skills between meetings. She introduces strategies at a pace the client can manage and tailors approaches to each person’s needs. These homework-style practices are intended to increase awareness, reduce overwhelm, and improve relationships.
Her approach is collaborative and straightforward. Amanda aims to help people better understand their reactions, develop useful habits, and move toward clearer goals. People who want a guided, conversational process that connects feelings to everyday actions may find her style helpful.
How her approaches shape online therapy
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) focuses on learning to live alongside difficult thoughts and feelings while moving toward meaningful values. It helps when avoidance or worry gets in the way of daily life. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships affect current patterns in close connections and can be useful for intimacy-related concerns and communication problems.Choosing an approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will talk with the client about goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they may try ideas from different approaches and adjust based on what helps the person make practical changes.
Confirm the available session options before booking so you know which formats Amanda offers. Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy week, reduce travel time, and allow brief check-ins when life is hectic. It can also let people work from a quieter spot or have a session without needing to prepare for a long commute. Licensed professionals can adapt tools and exercises used in sessions to an online setting so progress continues between meetings.
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Experience
7+ years
Credentials
Pennsylvania
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What concerns does Amanda often address?
She works with adults around grief, trauma and abuse, stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and family issues, self-esteem, career concerns, and coping with life changes including disaster-related impacts.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Sessions are conversational and client-led with gentle questions and observations. She helps people set goals and practices skills between visits.
What is her clinical background?
She has seven years of experience and began her career as a social worker in hospice care and retirement communities, which informed her focus on grief, caregiving, and aging-related issues.
What credentials does she hold and where is she based?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) practicing in Pennsylvania.
In which languages are sessions offered?
Sessions are offered in English and international clients are not currently accepted.
What session formats are available?
Confirm current session options before booking to learn whether online, in-person, or phone meetings are offered for your situation.
How does pricing work?
Cost varies by location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Click the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule according to the therapist's availability.