Amanda Bruns, LPC, LPCC

Amanda Bruns, LPC, LPCC (Licensed Professional Counselor and Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor), brings 12 years of experience supporting adolescents, adults, and families through periods of anxiety, depression, trauma, and major life transitions. She centers her work on compassion, collaboration, and curiosity, creating a space where clients are met where they are and therapy is shaped around their individual strengths and goals. Her practice focuses on helping people with emotional regulation, relational wounds, grief, and the complex aftermath of abuse, with additional attention to feelings of guilt and shame and social anxiety and phobia.

Amanda tailors each treatment plan to the unique needs of the person or family in front of her, blending evidence-based techniques with a warm, collaborative stance. She emphasizes practical skills and insight so clients can navigate stressors, repair relationships, and move forward from painful experiences. Whether addressing acute symptoms or longer-term patterns, Amanda works alongside clients to set clear goals and to build strategies that fit everyday life in Minnesota and beyond.

Her approach is grounded in respect for each client s pace and priorities, aiming to foster resilience, clearer communication, and greater emotional balance over time.

Evidence-Based Techniques and Flexible Online Care

Amanda works with evidence-based therapeutic techniques tailored to each person's needs. One approach uses skills-focused interventions that help people identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors while building tools for emotional regulation and stress management - these strategies are commonly applied for anxiety, depression, and everyday stressors.

Another approach is trauma-informed work that prioritizes safety and paced processing of difficult experiences while addressing relational wounds and grief - this helps clients rebuild a sense of stability and improved connection with others. Both approaches emphasize practical, teachable skills and measurable goals to support lasting change.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Amanda will work together with each client to determine which techniques best align with their goals, preferences, and life circumstances, adjusting the plan as therapy progresses.

Online sessions are offered via video calls, phone appointments, live chat, or text-based messaging to increase access and fit therapy into busy schedules. These options make it easier to maintain continuity of care, balance appointments with everyday commitments, and connect with licensed professionals from the places where clients live and work.