Amanda Leftridge, LCSW
Licensed in Missouri · 3 years in practice
Amanda Leftridge is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship concerns, and life changes.
License and registration
- LCSW, Missouri
- 2021007486 · expires September 2026
- NPI
- 1679037352 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 3
- Languages
- English
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About Amanda
Amanda Leftridge is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who helps people facing stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship concerns, and life changes. She also supports people dealing with chronic illness, caregiving strain, cancer-related challenges, HIV, and end-of-life matters. Amanda is LGBTQIA+ friendly and aims to treat everyone with respect and compassion.
Amanda uses practical tools to help people manage strong feelings and daily demands. She often blends mindfulness exercises with cognitive-behavioral techniques to reduce anxiety and improve sleep.
Background and approach
Sessions focus on concrete steps people can try between meetings as well as ways to make sense of painful experiences. Her background includes work in a cancer center providing case management and mental health services to oncology patients and their loved ones. That experience shaped her work with people facing serious medical issues, chronic pain, and hospice or end-of-life concerns.
She also has experience addressing trauma, anger, career stress, compassion fatigue, and ADHD-related challenges. Amanda works with adults across the lifespan and adapts each plan to a person's situation. She says goals and homework are shaped around what feels realistic and useful for the individual.
Amanda brings a nonjudgmental, strengths-based attitude to sessions. With three years of clinical experience, Amanda combines solution-focused, psychodynamic, and motivational strategies when helpful. Her Missouri-based LCSW license is part of her professional identity, and she offers services in English, including to international clients when appropriate.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Amanda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Stress, Anxiety
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Depression
- Coping with life changes
- LGBT
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Intimacy-related issues
- Sleeping disorders
- Anger management
- Career difficulties
- Bipolar disorder
- Coaching
- Compassion fatigue
- ADHD
- Aging and geriatric issues
- Cancer
- Caregiver issues and stress
- Chronic pain, illness, and disability
- Co-morbidity
- First responder issues
- HIV / AIDS
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Women's issues
Approaches Amanda names
- Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT)
- Mindfulness Therapy
- Motivational Interviewing
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Solution-Focused Therapy
- Trauma-Focused Therapy
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Online support
Therapeutic approaches and how they work online
Amanda often uses cognitive behavioral therapy, which focuses on identifying unhelpful thoughts and trying different behaviors to change how someone feels. CBT can help with anxiety, depression, sleep problems, and coping with life changes.She also uses mindfulness therapy to teach simple attention and breathing practices that reduce stress and ground people during strong emotions. Mindfulness works well for ongoing worry, grief, and improving sleep quality.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Amanda discusses goals and preferences with each person and adapts methods over time. She works with clients to pick strategies that fit daily life and to set short, doable steps between sessions.
Online therapy options include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging. Video is good for face-to-face conversation, phone can work when bandwidth is limited, and messaging or live chat suit quick check-ins or people who prefer not to be on camera. These formats make it easier to fit therapy into work breaks, caregiving schedules, or when travel is difficult, while keeping the focus on practical tools and steady progress.
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Questions people ask
What kinds of concerns does Amanda address?
Amanda works with stress, anxiety, grief, depression, relationship and intimacy issues, trauma and abuse, sleeping problems, anger, career strain, bipolar and ADHD-related concerns, and challenges tied to illness or caregiving.
How would you describe her therapy style?
Her approach is practical and collaborative, combining mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral ideas, solution-focused steps, and psychodynamic listening to match what the client needs.
What relevant experience does she bring?
She has experience working in a cancer center providing case management and mental health services for oncology patients and their loved ones, and she has worked with clients facing chronic illness, hospice, and grief.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, licensed in Missouri.
Which languages are sessions offered in?
Sessions are offered in English, and she is able to accept international clients.
What session formats are available with Amanda?
Sessions are offered as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging to fit different schedules and needs.
How are fees and subscriptions handled?
Costs vary with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription model that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
Start by selecting the Start Therapy button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and then schedule sessions according to therapist availability.
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