LPC

Amanda Berger-Semko, LPC

Experience17 years
LocationNew Jersey
Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Relationship
Therapy approachesAttachment-Based Therapy and Client-Centered Therapy

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About Amanda

Amanda Berger-Semko offers a space for people who feel overwhelmed by life’s pace to pause, reflect, and make meaning. She invites clients to step away from responsibilities and recount their stories while she listens with presence and care.

Background and approach

Amanda’s approach emphasizes helping people reconnect with a sense of self, purpose, and direction amid transitions, losses, or ongoing struggles. With 17 years of clinical work across schools, churches, courts, community settings, and independent practice, Amanda brings broad hands-on experience to each conversation.

She practices from a human-centered stance that values each person’s unique journey and uses attachment-based, client-centered, and mindfulness-informed ideas to guide exploration of relationships, identity, and coping. Based in New Jersey and licensed as an LPC, Amanda accepts international clients and offers sessions designed to fit different lifestyles and schedules.

Therapeutic approaches and online care

Attachment-Based Therapy focuses on patterns in close relationships and how early bonds shape expectations and emotions; it can help people understand recurring relationship dynamics and heal from attachment injuries. Client-Centered Therapy centers the person's experience by offering nonjudgmental listening and empathy, supporting self-discovery and choices that align with personal values. Mindfulness Therapy introduces present-focused awareness and simple practices to reduce reactivity and build stress tolerance, useful for anxiety, mood concerns, and coping with life changes.

Finding the right approach is part of the work together. Amanda will collaborate with each client to identify which methods fit their goals, preferences, and life context, and she adjusts the blend of approaches as the relationship and needs evolve. This collaborative stance helps clients feel involved in shaping their care rather than receiving a fixed formula.

Online sessions make arranging therapy more flexible by offering video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options allow people to access regular support from home or while traveling, fit appointments into busy schedules, and maintain continuity of care when circumstances change. Licensed professionals can use these formats to deliver reflective, skills-based, and relational work that adapts to individual needs.

Frequently asked questions

What kinds of concerns does Amanda address?

Amanda works with a wide range of issues including stress, anxiety, relationship and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, grief, mood disorders, and ADHD among other areas of difficulty.

How would you describe her therapeutic style?

She uses a blend of attachment-based and client-centered approaches with mindfulness elements, focusing on empathetic listening, exploring relational patterns, and developing present-moment coping skills.

What is her clinical background and experience?

She has 17 years of experience and has worked in schools, churches, courts, community programs, and independent practice settings which inform her flexible, person-focused work.

Where is she licensed and located?

Amanda is licensed as an LPC in New Jersey under NJ LPC 37pc00386400 and practices from that state.

Does she work with clients who live outside the United States?

Yes, Amanda accepts international clients and conducts sessions with people who are not located locally.

What session formats are available?

Sessions can be scheduled as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different needs and preferences.

How are fees handled for her services?

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

What should someone do to begin working together?

To start, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule based on therapist availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesCoping with life changes

Also works with

AddictionsLGBTFamily conflictsGriefEating disordersSleeping disordersParenting issuesAnger managementSelf esteemCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderDepressionCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

AbandonmentAttachment issuesBlended family issuesBody imageCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCodependencyCommitment issuesControl issuesDivorce and separationEating and food-related issuesEmptinessFamily of origin issuesFamily problemsFatherhood issuesFertility issuesForgivenessImpulsivityInfidelityIntellectual disabilityIsolation / lonelinessJealousyLife purposeMen's issuesMidlife crisisMood disordersNarcissismPostpartum depressionPost-traumatic stressPregnancy and childbirthProcess addiction (porn, exercise, gambling)Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)Self-loveSexualityWomen's issuesWorkplace issues Young adult issues

Therapeutic approaches

Attachment-Based TherapyClient-Centered TherapyExistential TherapyJungian TherapyMindfulness TherapyNarrative TherapyPsychodynamic Therapy

Experience

17+ years

Licensed

New Jersey

Languages

English

What Amanda can help with

Amanda Berger-Semko works with clients on stress and anxiety, relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy-related issues, and coping with life changes.

How Amanda approaches therapy

Amanda's clinical approaches include Attachment-Based Therapy, Client-Centered Therapy, Existential Therapy, Jungian Therapy, Mindfulness Therapy, Narrative Therapy, and Psychodynamic Therapy.

Experience and training

Amanda is a Licensed Professional Counselor practicing in New Jersey, with 17 years of clinical experience.