Amanda Buchanan, LCSW

Amanda Buchanan is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) with 15 years of experience providing psychotherapy in Kentucky. She focuses on creating an affirming, compassionate practice that serves diverse communities, offering specialized support for social anxiety, trauma, addiction, and LGBTQ+ experiences. Amanda centers her work on trauma-informed, culturally responsive care that respects each person’s history and identity.

Her approach blends practical skill-building with empathic listening to help people manage stress, navigate relationship and sexuality questions, address caregiver strain, and recover from past harm. Amanda emphasizes resilience and collaboration, working with clients to develop personalized strategies for emotional well-being and meaningful change. She attends to both immediate concerns and longer-term goals, supporting identity exploration and personal transformation.

Amanda welcomes individuals from a wide range of backgrounds who are seeking non-judgmental, strengths-based guidance through life’s challenges. As an LCSW, she applies clinical training and years of practice to tailor care to each client’s needs, helping them build coping skills, reduce symptoms, and pursue healthier patterns in relationships and daily life.

Therapeutic approaches and online care with Amanda Buchanan

Amanda works with several evidence-based approaches to tailor therapy to each person’s needs. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) focuses on identifying and changing unhelpful thinking and behavior patterns to reduce symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress; it emphasizes practical skills and measurable goals. Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) teaches emotion regulation, distress tolerance, and interpersonal effectiveness skills, which can be especially helpful for intense emotions, trauma responses, and relationship challenges. Motivational Interviewing is a collaborative, nonjudgmental method that helps people explore their own reasons for change and strengthen commitment to goals, often used in work around substance use and behavioral change.

Choosing the right approach is part of the therapeutic process. Amanda collaborates with each client to assess needs, preferences, and goals, and she adjusts methods over time so treatment feels like a good fit. This collaborative stance supports sustainable progress and respects individual differences.

Online therapy with Amanda is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging, providing flexibility for different schedules and comfort levels. Remote sessions make it easier to access regular care from home, while still allowing for focused, goal-oriented work with a licensed professional.