Dr. Amanda Ferrari, LCSW
Licensed in Connecticut · 9 years in practice
Dr. Amanda Ferrari helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, low self-worth, or big life changes.
License and registration
- LCSW, Connecticut
- 9868 · expires April 2026
- NPI
- 1982064408 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 9
- Languages
- English
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About Amanda
Dr. Amanda Ferrari helps people who are feeling overwhelmed by anxiety, stress, low self-worth, or big life changes. She speaks plainly and listens closely so people can say what they mean and feel heard.
Dr. Ferrari is a licensed clinical social worker - LCSW - based in Connecticut with nine years of clinical experience. Her style centers on practical steps and steady support.
She treats concerns such as ADHD, depression, bipolar mood patterns, addictions, and grief by breaking problems into manageable parts.
Background and approach
Sessions often focus on improving communication, reducing impulsive reactions, and easing social anxiety or shame. Dr. Ferrari uses a mix of client-centered conversations, mindfulness tools, and skills from dialectical behavior therapy to help people regulate strong emotions and build more stable routines.
She also draws on motivational interviewing and solution-focused ideas to clarify goals and find small, realistic steps forward. People meet with her to work on intimacy-related issues, relationship conflict, women’s concerns, self-love, and coping with seasonal mood changes. She pays attention to co-morbidity and complex mixes of concerns so the plan fits what each person actually faces.
Sessions are offered in English and can take place through video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging. Her approach aims to be collaborative and straightforward so people can try strategies between sessions and notice real change over time.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Amanda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Relationship issues
- Self esteem
- Bipolar disorder
- Depression
- Addictions
- LGBT
- Family conflicts
- Grief
- Intimacy-related issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Co-morbidity
- Communication problems
- Guilt and shame
- Impulsivity
- Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
- Self-love
- Social anxiety and phobia
- Women's issues
- Young adult issues
Approaches Amanda names
- Client-Centered Therapy
- Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Solution-Focused Therapy
Naming an approach is not evidence of training in it. This directory copies what each therapist lists and does not check training records.
Online support
How Amanda’s approaches work online
Dr. Ferrari commonly uses client-centered therapy and mindfulness practices to support people in making small, meaningful changes. Client-centered work means conversations focus on each person’s priorities and strengths so goals come from what matters most to them. Mindfulness therapy introduces simple awareness exercises that help reduce reactivity and manage anxiety symptoms.She also draws on dialectical behavior therapy - DBT - skills for emotional regulation and improved communication. DBT-based techniques teach concrete tools for handling intense feelings, reducing impulsive actions, and repairing interactions with others. These approaches are useful for stress, relationship strain, impulsivity, and self-directed harshness.
Finding the right mix of methods is part of the early work. The therapist collaborates with the person to identify priorities, try different techniques, and adjust the plan as progress is made. That way the approach fits the client’s goals and daily life rather than feeling forced.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video sessions are good for face-to-face conversation and teaching skills, phone works when bandwidth is limited, live chat can support quick check-ins, and messaging allows brief reflections between meetings. These options make it easier to fit therapy into a busy schedule and keep momentum between sessions.
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Questions people ask
What issues does she commonly address?
She works with stress, anxiety, depression, bipolar concerns, addictions, ADHD, and related problems like relationship conflict, grief, and self-esteem struggles.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her style is client-centered and practical, using mindfulness and DBT skills with motivational interviewing and solution-focused techniques to set clear, achievable goals.
What is her professional background?
She is a licensed clinical social worker with nine years of clinical experience helping people manage mood, attention, and relationship concerns.
Where is she located and licensed?
She practices as a CT LCSW and is based in Connecticut.
Can sessions be in other languages or international?
Sessions are offered in English only, and she does not accept international clients at this time.
What session formats are available?
People can work with her via video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and billing handled?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
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