Amanda Garrick, LCSW

Licensed in California · 17 years in practice

Amanda Garrick is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 17 years of experience in mental health.

License and registration

LCSW, California: 22688 · expires January 2027
NPI: 1023378288 · national provider identifier
Years in practice: 17
Languages: English

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About Amanda

Amanda Garrick is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with 17 years of experience in mental health. She practices in California and offers straightforward, practical help for people facing stress, anxiety, depression, addiction, trauma, and related concerns. Amanda aims to make the first steps toward support easier to take for worried parents and adults alike.

Amanda uses clear, goal-focused methods in sessions. She often draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help people spot unhelpful thoughts and test new ways of thinking.

Background and approach

She also uses Mindfulness Therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce overwhelm and improve sleep. Sessions tend to focus on concrete changes. Amanda helps clients build coping skills, solve problems, and manage urges related to substance use.

She also guides people working through grief, relationship strain, or challenges tied to parenting and life transitions. Her background includes years working in community mental health settings in California, where she supported people experiencing depression, trauma-related issues, and severe or persistent mental illnesses.

Amanda’s training and experience include crisis intervention and risk assessment, which inform how she plans safe, practical steps with clients. People who choose Amanda often want a direct, compassionate clinician who explains techniques in plain language.

She aims to help clients find what works for them, from short skills coaching to deeper, ongoing work on patterns that get in the way of daily life.

Focus areas and approaches

Everything Amanda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.

Stress, Anxiety
Addictions
Family conflicts
Trauma and abuse
Depression
LGBT
Relationship issues
Grief
Intimacy-related issues
Eating disorders
Sleeping disorders
Parenting issues
Coping with life changes
Compassion fatigue
ADHD
Abandonment
Aging and geriatric issues
Antisocial personality
Attachment issues
Avoidant personality
Blended family issues
Body image
Caregiver issues and stress
Co-morbidity
Codependency
Commitment issues
Communication problems
Control issues
Dependent personality
Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder (DMDD)
Divorce and separation
Domestic violence
Drug and alcohol addiction
Eating and food-related issues
Emptiness
Family of origin issues
Family problems
Guilt and shame
Hospice and end-of-life counseling
Impulsivity
Infidelity
Intellectual disability
Isolation / loneliness
Jealousy
Life purpose
Midlife crisis
Money and financial issues
Mood disorders
Multicultural concerns
Narcissism
Panic disorder and panic attacks
Personality disorders
Post-traumatic stress
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)
Self-love
Social anxiety and phobia
Women's issues
Workplace issues
Young adult issues

Approaches Amanda names

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Online support

How Amanda Uses CBT and Mindfulness Online

Amanda draws on Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to help clients notice unhelpful thinking patterns and test new behaviors. CBT sessions teach specific tools for managing anxiety, depression, and stress, like thought records and activity plans that people can practice between meetings.

She also integrates Mindfulness Therapy, which uses attention and breathing exercises to reduce reactivity and improve sleep and focus. These practices are taught in short, simple steps that can be used during stressful moments or as a daily routine.

Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Amanda works with each person to choose techniques that match their goals, needs, and comfort level. She checks in regularly and adapts methods over time so the work stays useful and relevant.

Online sessions provide practical flexibility. Video calls let therapists use worksheets and screen-sharing for CBT exercises. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is low or when someone prefers no video. Live chat and text messaging offer quick check-ins, brief coaching, or help maintaining skills between longer sessions. These options make it simpler to fit therapy into a busy life and keep momentum between meetings.

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Questions people ask

What concerns does Amanda commonly address?

Amanda works with stress, anxiety, depression, addictions, trauma and abuse, relationship and intimacy issues, grief, and sleep or eating concerns. She also supports people with parenting strain, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related challenges.

What is Amanda's therapeutic style like?

Her style is direct and practical, focusing on skills people can use right away. Sessions often combine problem solving, thought work, and mindfulness exercises to reduce symptoms and improve daily functioning.

What kind of experience does she bring?

Amanda has 17 years working in mental health settings in California, including roles that involved crisis intervention, risk assessment, and treatment for trauma, substance use, and severe mental health conditions.

What credentials and location are listed?

She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, abbreviated LCSW, licensed in California and based in that state.

Which languages are supported and are international clients served?

Sessions are offered in English. She does not accept international clients at this time.

What session formats are available?

Sessions are offered by video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.

How does pricing work?

Cost varies with location and therapist availability and is billed through a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.

How do I begin working with Amanda?

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