About Amanda
Amanda Stoner is a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who brings eight years of clinical experience to her practice in California. She focuses on practical steps people can take to manage stress, anxiety, mood changes, and relationship and parenting challenges.
Background and approach
Her style is collaborative and straightforward, with an emphasis on real-life tools and clear goals. Amanda builds sessions around what each person needs in the moment.
She uses cognitive behavioral techniques to identify and change unhelpful thoughts and behaviors. She also draws on solution-focused methods to set small, achievable goals and measure progress.
Her background includes work with issues such as depression, anger, ADHD, panic and social anxiety, and difficulties that follow divorce or separation. Amanda also helps people who are navigating impulsivity, narcissistic dynamics, self-esteem struggles, and life transitions.
She frames therapy as a partnership where practical change is the aim. Sessions are aimed at helping people develop concrete coping skills, improve communication, and make choices that match their values.
Amanda favors short-term strategies when they fit the situation, along with deeper exploration when patterns run long-standing. She offers video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
Amanda works in English and practices as a California LMFT.
How Amanda’s Approaches Work Online
Amanda uses cognitive behavioral therapy to help people notice patterns in their thoughts and behaviors and then try different ways of responding. CBT is useful for anxiety, panic, depression, and managing day-to-day stressors. She also uses solution-focused therapy to set clear, measurable goals and to build steps that lead to quick changes when that fits a person’s needs.Choosing the right approach is a collaborative process. Amanda talks with each person about goals and preferences, then suggests methods to try. Progress is checked regularly and methods are adjusted based on what is helping most.
Online sessions are offered by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging. Video calls allow face-to-face conversation when visual cues matter. Phone sessions can fit a busy day or require less bandwidth. Live chat and text messaging work well for brief check-ins, skill practice, or when typing feels easier. These options make it easier to schedule therapy around work, school, and family commitments.
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Specialties and expertise
Top specialties
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Family conflicts
Also works with
- ADHD
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Depression
- Divorce and separation
- Family problems
- Impulsivity
- Narcissism
- Panic disorder and panic attacks
- Parenting issues
- Self esteem
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Therapeutic approaches
- Experience
- 8 years
- Licensed
- California
- Languages
- English