Amanda Swisher, lpc

About

Amanda is a graduate from The Chicago School of Professional Psychology with her Master’s Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. She has completed her EMDR training, and can now provide EMDR treatment under supervision. 

Amanda works with clients of all ages across the lifespan from 5 years old on up. With backgrounds in various populations such as LGBTQIA+, the ENM community, and school based, to name just a few. She also specializes in Anxiety, Depression, and Grief. Additional areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, behavioral concerns, coping skill acquisition, navigation of divorce/blended family dynamics, peer relationships, self-esteem/confidence building, and trauma focused therapies. 

Amanda enjoys working with a wide variety of clientele, from individuals, to couples, to families. She enjoys accompanying her clients on their journey of healing and providing a warm, therapeutic atmosphere, infused with laughter and sensitivity. Meeting clients where they are is her greatest strength and she utilizes that to optimize their path to healing. 

Specialties

  • Anxiety

  • Depression

  • Family/Couples Conflict 

  • Gender Identity 

  • Grief 

  • LGBTQ Concerns 

  • Ethically Non-monogamous Relationships 

  • Post Traumatic Stress Disorder/Trauma 

  • Suicidal Thoughts 

  • Sexual Abuse/Assault

Clients

  • Age Range: 5-75+

  • Session Types: Individual; Couples; Families

Modalities

  • Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

  • Trauma Focused CBT (TF-CBT)

  • Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR) 

  • Solution Focused Therapy 

  • Humanist Therapy 

  • Mindfulness 

  • Person Centered Therapy

  • Couples Therapy 

School-Based Mental Health Program

Amanda provides School-Based Mental Health Counseling in the following districts:

  • Lena

  • Oconto

Education

St. Norbert College, Bachelor of Arts, Psychology 2013

The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Master of Arts, Clinical Mental Health Counseling, 2022