Amanda Averill, LISW, LICSW

Amanda Averill is a licensed social worker practicing in Ohio and is licensed in both Ohio and Minnesota with the credentials LISW and LICSW, which indicate authorization to provide independent clinical social work. With ten years of professional experience, she supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, family conflict, grief and loss, depression, and many related life challenges. Amanda approaches each person as the expert of their own story and emphasizes strengths as a foundation for change and growth. She works collaboratively with clients to identify goals and build practical coping skills tailored to their circumstances. Her clinical focus includes relationship and family concerns, parenting and blended family issues, trauma and addiction, intimacy and attachment difficulties, self-esteem and career transitions, and caregiving and end-of-life matters among other areas. Amanda recognizes that beginning therapy takes courage and she aims to make the first steps accessible and affirming. She offers multiple ways to connect so clients can access care in formats that fit their daily routines and needs.

Practical therapeutic approaches and online sessions

Amanda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques to guide sessions, applying methods that are supported by research to help address symptoms of anxiety, depression, trauma, and stress. These approaches focus on building skills and strategies clients can use in daily life to manage difficult emotions and behaviors.

She also draws on a strengths-based perspective that highlights clients' existing resources and abilities, helping people identify what is already working and expand on those capacities when facing family conflict, grief, or life transitions. In practice this means partnering with clients to uncover resilience and build on personal strengths.

Amanda adopts a collaborative, client-centered style in which therapist and client work together to determine the best therapeutic fit. She will help explore different techniques and tailor the approach to each person’s needs, goals, and preferences so treatment feels relevant and effective.

Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging, offering flexible ways to attend sessions from home, work, or while traveling. These formats make it easier to maintain continuity of care around busy schedules and reduce barriers to accessing consistent support from licensed professionals and therapists.