Amanda Ihle, LCSW

Therapist in Oregon

Amanda Ihle is a licensed clinical social worker in Oregon with 16 years of clinical experience.

Licensed inOregon
LicenseL11965
NPI 1417340761
Experience16+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Amanda

Amanda Ihle is a licensed clinical social worker in Oregon with 16 years of clinical experience. She focuses on creating a calm, nonjudgmental space where people can talk about hard things. Amanda emphasizes honesty and steady support while helping clients take practical steps forward.

She uses attachment-based ideas to explore how early relationships shape current patterns. That work often connects to concerns like abandonment, attachment issues, and intimacy-related challenges. Amanda also draws on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and cognitive behavioral strategies to help clients notice unhelpful thoughts and make values-based changes.

Background and approach

Her background includes eight years providing addiction medicine services with juvenile court and school-based programs in Washington State. She then spent eight years doing clinical social work in a level one trauma emergency room in Portland. Those roles shaped her ability to respond calmly in crisis and to support people through grief, trauma, and complex stress.

Sessions often address anxiety, depression, addictions, sleep concerns, parenting strain, compassion fatigue, and self-esteem. Amanda also works with people facing divorce, blended family issues, communication problems, and caregiver stress. She focuses on workable skills and on helping people reconnect to what matters to them.

Her style is straightforward and compassionate. Conversations are practical and rooted in real-life changes. Amanda encourages small experiments between sessions to test new behaviors and build confidence.

Credentials

LCSW (Oregon): License L11965 · expires July 2026
NPI: 1417340761 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

Everything Amanda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Relationship issues
Grief
Depression
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Intimacy-related issues
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Anger management
Self esteem
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Dissociation
Divorce and separation
Drug and alcohol addiction
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Impulsivity
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Obsessions, compulsions, and OCD
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Post-traumatic stress
Prejudice and discrimination
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-harm
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Amanda names

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Online support

How attachment work and ACT translate to online therapy

Amanda uses attachment-based ideas to look at how early bonds affect current relationships and emotional patterns. That approach helps when people are dealing with abandonment worries, difficulty trusting others, or struggles with intimacy. Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, or ACT, helps people notice painful thoughts and choose actions that match their values instead of getting stuck in avoidance.

She combines these approaches in a collaborative way. Early sessions focus on understanding what matters to the client and what gets in the way. Together they try different strategies and adjust the approach based on what feels useful and doable for the client's life and goals.

Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is useful for deeper conversations and reading nonverbal cues. Phone sessions need less bandwidth and can be a good option for shorter check-ins. Live chat or text works for quick support, homework check-ins, or when scheduling needs to fit around work or caregiving. These options aim to make consistent therapy easier to fit into a busy life.

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Frequently asked

What concerns does she address?

Amanda works with a wide range of concerns including stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, grief, relationship and intimacy issues, parenting strain, sleep problems, and self-esteem.

How would you describe her therapy style?

Her style is compassionate and straightforward. She creates space to talk without judgment and focuses on practical steps and small experiments between sessions.

What kinds of clinical experience does she have?

She has 16 years of clinical work, including eight years in addiction medicine with juvenile court and schools, and eight years in a level one trauma emergency room in Portland.

What are her credentials and where is she based?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, listed as LCSW, and she practices in Oregon.

Which languages are supported for sessions?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be held by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How are sessions paid for and what do costs look like?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions operate through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with her?

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