Amanda Van Milligan, LMHC

Amanda Van Milligan is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) practicing in Indiana with 10 years of professional experience. She holds a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling, which reflects graduate-level training in assessment, therapy, and clinical practice, and she is a member of the American Counseling Association. Her clinical background includes work across outpatient and inpatient programs, intensive outpatient care, and hospital and emergency services, giving her experience with a wide range of clinical settings.

Amanda supports clients facing stress, anxiety, depression, grief and loss, self-esteem and self-confidence concerns, motivation challenges, and coping with life changes. She also works with relationship and family issues, trauma and abuse recovery, parenting struggles, anger, career concerns, and compassion fatigue. In addition, Amanda focuses on communication problems, family of origin issues, forgiveness, guilt and shame, isolation and loneliness, life purpose, self-love, and women’s issues. Her approach centers on recognizing each person as the expert of their own story and building on existing strengths to overcome life’s challenges.

She encourages taking the first step toward a more fulfilling life as an act of courage and offers steady support throughout the therapeutic process. Amanda aims to create a collaborative space where clients can explore goals, develop coping strategies, and work toward meaningful change.

Therapeutic Approaches Adapted for Online Care

Amanda uses client-centered therapy to create a supportive, nonjudgmental space where the client’s priorities guide the work. This approach emphasizes listening, empathy, and collaboration to help individuals build self-awareness and trust in their own decisions. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, is used to identify and shift unhelpful thoughts and behaviors; it is practical and skill-focused, often helpful for anxiety, depression, and stress-related concerns. Solution-Focused Therapy concentrates on clients’ strengths and goals, helping them identify small, achievable changes that move them toward the life they want.

Finding the right approach is part of the process, and Amanda works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods best match their needs, goals, and preferences. She tailors techniques and pacing so the therapeutic plan fits the client rather than forcing a single model.

Online therapy with Amanda is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to provide flexibility and wider access to care. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy life, maintain continuity during transitions, and choose the communication style that feels most comfortable, all while working with licensed professionals who guide the therapeutic process.