Amanda Sholty, LCSW

Therapist in Florida

Amanda Sholty is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida.

Licensed inFlorida
LicenseSW18570
NPI 1245807163
Experience6+ years
LanguagesEnglish

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About Amanda

Amanda Sholty is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida. She welcomes people who are feeling overwhelmed by stress, anxiety, depression, relationship struggles, grief, addiction concerns, or major life changes. She also supports people facing caregiving strain, compassion fatigue, ADHD, body image concerns, and attachment-related issues.

Amanda uses a person-centered style. She listens first and helps people set priorities for the work. Sessions focus on small, practical steps people can try between meetings.

Background and approach

The goal is to help clients feel more steady and better able to manage daily demands. Her background includes work in community behavioral health, domestic violence services, healthcare, and veteran support. She has experience assisting caregivers who are supporting people with dementia and chronic illness.

Those roles shaped her focus on realistic coping skills and clear communication. Therapeutic tools include Attachment-Based Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), cognitive behavioral techniques, client-centered methods, and elements from the Gottman Method. Amanda blends these approaches to match each person’s needs rather than using one fixed method.

Sessions tend to be collaborative and strengths-based. Amanda treats the person in front of her as the expert on their life and helps them build on what already works. She encourages pacing the work so it feels manageable.

People interested in working together can expect straightforward conversation, practical homework, and check-ins on progress. Amanda aims to create a calm, steady space for tackling hard problems and building new ways to cope.

Credentials

LCSW (Florida): License SW18570 · expires March 2027
NPI: 1245807163 · national provider identifier

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Focus areas and approaches

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Stress, Anxiety
Relationship issues
Self esteem
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
Addictions
LGBT
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Parenting issues
Anger management
Career difficulties
Depression
Coaching
ADHD
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Attachment issues
Blended family issues
Body image
Cancer
Caregiver issues and stress
Chronic pain, illness, and disability
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
First responder issues
Forgiveness
Guilt and shame
Infidelity
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Men's issues
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Polyamory / non-monogamous relationships
Post-traumatic stress
Self-love
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Amanda names

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Online support

Online approaches that fit your life

Amanda draws on Attachment-Based Therapy to look at how early patterns of relating affect current relationships and emotional safety; this can help with intimacy challenges, abandonment concerns, and connection struggles. She also uses Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), which focuses on identifying values and taking small committed actions to live in line with them while accepting difficult feelings. Client-centered Therapy is another core part of her practice, meaning sessions start with listening and follow the client's priorities rather than a preset agenda.

Finding the right approach is a team effort. Amanda works with each person to identify which methods feel most useful and adjusts the plan over time. She emphasizes collaboration - clients help set goals, try techniques, and review what helps most in day-to-day life.

Online work is offered via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to make therapy more flexible. Video lets you use visual cues and longer conversations, phone can be a simpler audio check-in, live chat supports shorter focused exchanges, and messaging is useful for ongoing, brief check-ins or homework support. These options make it easier to fit sessions into busy schedules and maintain continuity when life is unpredictable.

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Frequently asked

What concerns does Amanda help with?

She supports people dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, addiction-related concerns, parenting strain, caregiver stress, ADHD, and other life changes.

How does she approach therapy?

Her style is person-centered and strengths-based, with collaborative work on coping skills and priorities. She combines attachment-informed work with ACT and cognitive behavior strategies when helpful.

What experience does she bring?

She has six years of experience working in community behavioral health, domestic violence services, healthcare settings, and with veterans, plus support for caregivers of people with dementia.

Where is she licensed and based?

She is a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) practicing in Florida.

Which languages are supported?

Sessions are offered in English.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be conducted by video call, phone, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on what fits the client.

How are sessions paid for?

Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working together?

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