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Amanda Leftridge, LCSW

  • Experience3 years
  • LocationMissouri
  • Focus areasADHD, Stress and Anxiety, and Grief
  • Therapy approachesCognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Mindfulness Therapy
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About Amanda

Amanda Leftridge is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW) based in Missouri who focuses on helping people navigate stress, anxiety, grief, depression, and life transitions.

Background and approach

She draws on clinical experience supporting individuals facing serious health challenges, having spent two years providing case management and mental health services in a cancer center for oncology patients, their families, and caregivers. Amanda also works with clients struggling with relationship issues, trauma and abuse, intimacy concerns, sleep difficulties, anger, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.

Her style blends practical coping tools with a strengths-based, compassionate stance that respects each person’s unique story. Amanda integrates cognitive-behavioral techniques and mindfulness practices with solution-focused and psychodynamic perspectives to build personalized treatment plans.

She has experience across the lifespan and has worked with people affected by chronic illness, hospice and end-of-life concerns, HIV/AIDS, and caregiver stress. Amanda is LGBTQIA+ friendly and emphasizes dignity and sensitivity in her work.

With three years of professional experience and an LCSW credential, she aims to offer collaborative support that helps clients identify resources, clarify goals, and strengthen resilience as they work through life’s challenges.

Evidence-Informed Approaches Adapted for Online Care

Many clients benefit from Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and testing practical behavior changes to reduce symptoms like anxiety, depression, and sleep disruption. Mindfulness Therapy teaches skills to notice thoughts and bodily sensations with less reactivity, supporting coping with stress, grief, and chronic illness. Motivational Interviewing helps when someone is ambivalent about change by exploring values and building intrinsic motivation to pursue goals.

Choosing a therapeutic approach is a collaborative process. The therapist will work with each client to assess needs, preferences, and goals, then recommend and adapt methods that fit their situation. That collaborative planning helps ensure sessions remain focused and meaningful while allowing adjustments as progress unfolds.

Online formats offer flexibility and accessibility through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. These options make it easier to connect from different locations, balance care with medical or work demands, and maintain continuity during life transitions. Amanda’s use of practical, evidence-informed techniques translates well to remote work and supports steady progress across many common concerns.

Frequently asked questions

What concerns does she commonly address?
Amanda works with a broad range of concerns including stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, sleeping problems, anger, career challenges, bipolar disorder, ADHD, and compassion fatigue.
How would you describe her therapeutic approach?
Her approach combines cognitive-behavioral strategies, mindfulness practices, solution-focused techniques, and psychodynamic ideas to tailor sessions to each client’s needs and goals.
What is her professional background?
She has three years of clinical experience and spent two years working in a cancer center providing case management and mental health services to oncology patients, families, and loved ones.
What credentials and location are listed for this clinician?
She is an LCSW licensed in Missouri with the license number MO LCSW 2021007486 and practices from that state.
Does she work with clients who speak other languages or live abroad?
Sessions are conducted in English, and she does accept international clients.
In what session formats can clients connect?
Clients can meet with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging depending on their preference and availability.
How are costs and subscriptions handled?
Cost varies based on location and therapist availability, and sessions are provided through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
What are the first steps to begin working together?
To get started, select the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule sessions according to the therapist’s availability.

Areas of expertise

Primary focus

Stress, AnxietyGriefSelf esteemDepressionCoping with life changes

Also works with

LGBTRelationship issuesTrauma and abuseIntimacy-related issuesSleeping disordersAnger managementCareer difficultiesBipolar disorderCoachingCompassion fatigueADHD

Additional focus areas

Aging and geriatric issuesCancerCaregiver issues and stressChronic pain, illness, and disabilityCo-morbidityFirst responder issuesHIV / AIDSHospice and end-of-life counselingWomen's issues

Therapeutic approaches

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)Mindfulness TherapyMotivational InterviewingPsychodynamic TherapySolution-Focused TherapyTrauma-Focused Therapy

Experience

3+ years

Licensed

Missouri

Languages

English

What Amanda can help with

Amanda Leftridge works with clients on stress and anxiety, grief, self esteem, depression, and coping with life changes.

Amanda works with clients experiencing health concerns and terminal illnesses.

Amanda works with oncology patients, their families and loved ones.

How Amanda approaches therapy

Amanda's clinical approaches include Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Therapy, Motivational Interviewing, Psychodynamic Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy, and Trauma-Focused Therapy.

Experience and training

Amanda is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker practicing in Missouri.