Amanda Norah-Brooks, LCSW
Licensed in Virginia · 20 years in practice
Amanda Norah-Brooks is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Virginia with 20 years in the mental health field.
License and registration
- LCSW, Virginia
- 0904007916 · expires June 2027
- NPI
- 1760057178 · national provider identifier
- Years in practice
- 20
- Languages
- English
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About Amanda
Amanda Norah-Brooks is a licensed clinical social worker practicing in Virginia with 20 years in the mental health field. She helps people who are facing family conflict, parenting challenges, anger, and life changes. Her approach is practical and direct, aimed at helping people make manageable shifts that fit their lives.
She draws on long experience working with attention and concentration concerns such as ADHD, and with behavior management and adjustment struggles.
Background and approach
She also supports people coping with anxiety, depression, grief, and the strain that comes with deployment or military life. Clients can expect clear goals and straightforward strategies for day-to-day problems. Amanda values each person’s strengths and life story.
She treats people as the expert on their own lives and helps them build on what’s already working. Sessions focus on skills, problem solving, and communication so clients can try things between meetings. Her work includes help around blended family issues, divorce and separation, communication problems, and fatherhood matters.
She also addresses more sensitive concerns such as domestic violence, sexual assault and abuse, and immigration-related stress, offering steady support through difficult decisions. Amanda provides guidance for those facing cancer, hospice and end-of-life counseling, and grief after loss. She also brings experience with multicultural concerns, forgiveness work, and veteran and armed forces issues.
Her style is calm, practical, and collaborative.
Focus areas and approaches
Everything Amanda lists on their public professional profile, in their own terms.
- Family conflicts
- Parenting issues
- Anger management
- Coping with life changes
- ADHD
- Relationship issues
- Trauma and abuse
- Grief
- Self esteem
- Blended family issues
- Cancer
- Communication problems
- Divorce and separation
- Domestic violence
- Family problems
- Fatherhood issues
- Forgiveness
- Hospice and end-of-life counseling
- Immigration issues
- Impulsivity
- Infidelity
- Veteran and Armed Forces Issues
- Multicultural concerns
- Sexual assault and abuse
- Young adult issues
Online support
Approaches That Guide Online Work
Amanda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on skills and practical change. One approach emphasizes building communication and problem-solving skills to reduce family conflict and improve parenting. This helps people set clear expectations and try new interaction patterns at home.Another common focus is brief coping and behavior strategies for attention and impulsivity. These techniques teach simple routines, time management habits, and impulse control tactics that people can practice between sessions to see real behavior shifts.
Finding the right approach is a collaborative process. Amanda works with each person to decide which techniques fit their goals, needs, and preferences. She adjusts methods over time based on what is working and what isn’t, so therapy stays focused and useful.
Online formats include video calls, phone sessions, live chat, and text-based messaging to offer flexibility. Video is useful for deeper conversations and skills practice. Phone sessions can be easier when bandwidth is limited. Live chat or text messaging can work for quick check-ins, short coaching, or when juggling a busy schedule. These options help people fit therapy into work, parenting, or caregiving routines.
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Questions people ask
What concerns does Amanda commonly address?
She helps with family conflict, parenting struggles, anger, coping with life changes, ADHD, relationships, trauma and grief among other issues.
How would she describe her therapy style?
Her style is practical and collaborative, focusing on clear goals, communication skills, and steps people can try between sessions.
What is her background in mental health?
She has 20 years of experience in the mental health field working with a wide range of family and adjustment concerns.
What credentials and location are listed?
She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker - LCSW - practicing in Virginia.
Can sessions be conducted in languages other than English?
Sessions are offered in English.
What session formats are available online?
Sessions can be arranged as video calls, phone sessions, live chat, or text-based messaging.
How does cost and billing work for sessions?
Cost varies with location and therapist availability; sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time.
How do I begin working with her?
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