Amanda Miller-Hodges, LMHC, LPC

Amanda Miller-Hodges is a licensed mental health professional practicing in Florida with 15 years of clinical experience. She holds the LMHC and LPC credentials - Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Licensed Professional Counselor - and works across individual, family, couples, and group settings with adolescents, adults, and older adults. Her practice focuses on helping people manage anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, grief, trauma and abuse, addictions, relationship and family difficulties, parenting challenges, ADHD, eating concerns, anger, intimacy-related issues, and coping with major life changes.

Amanda is certified in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and uses DBT skills such as mindfulness, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance to support clients in managing intense emotions and reducing self-harm behaviors. She is also a Certified Grief Informed Professional (CGP), offering targeted support for those navigating loss and the complicated emotions that come with it. Her training includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), CPT for PTSD, mindfulness practices, motivational interviewing, client-centered work, and solution-focused techniques, and she adapts an eclectic approach based on each person’s needs and responsiveness to treatment.

Amanda has experience facilitating Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) skills training groups that use DBT content and has worked with populations facing PTSD, obsessive-compulsive concerns, addictions, personality disorders, and self-harm behaviors. She offers a free consultation to discuss goals and next steps and supports clients in building a life worth living through practical skills, collaborative planning, and compassionate guidance.

Evidence-Informed Approaches Delivered Online

Amanda integrates Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) into her online work, teaching mindfulness, emotion regulation, interpersonal effectiveness, and distress tolerance skills that are useful for managing intense emotions, self-harm behaviors, and relationship challenges. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) is used to identify and shift unhelpful thought patterns and behaviors, supporting progress on anxiety, depression, and trauma-related symptoms by building practical coping strategies. Mindfulness therapy is woven into sessions to help clients develop present-moment awareness and reduce reactivity, which can improve stress management and emotional balance.

Finding the right approach is part of the therapeutic process, and Amanda collaborates with each person to tailor methods to their needs, goals, and preferences. She draws from multiple modalities and adjusts the plan as progress unfolds so clients receive interventions that fit their situation.

Online therapy with Amanda is offered through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexible access to care. These options make it easier to attend sessions around work, family, and other responsibilities while maintaining continuity of support from licensed professionals and therapists who can help guide skill-building and recovery.