Amanda Lamont, LMHC

Amanda Lamont is a Florida licensed mental health counselor (LMHC) with seven years of professional experience. She helps people who are dealing with stress, anxiety, depression, and struggles around addictions. Amanda approaches each person as the expert on their own life and offers steady support while they make changes.

Amanda focuses on practical steps that can reduce day-to-day distress. She talks through coping tools for anxiety and mood challenges. She also works with people facing trauma and abuse and those trying to manage patterns around substance use and behavioral addiction.

Sessions aim to build skills and confidence. Amanda emphasizes clients' strengths and helps them notice what already works. She encourages small, doable changes so progress feels real and manageable.

She pays attention to how past losses and abandonment shape relationships and self-worth. Amanda also supports people navigating identity questions such as gender dysphoria, and concerns tied to adoption, foster care, or family problems.

Her practice covers topics like codependency, impulsivity, dissociation, self-harm urges, and shame. Amanda helps people work toward greater self-love and forgiveness as part of long-term healing.

If someone is considering starting therapy, Amanda asks about goals and what matters most to them. She works collaboratively so treatment fits each person's needs and pace.

Therapeutic approaches and how they fit online

Amanda uses evidence-based therapeutic techniques that focus on practical coping and healing. One common approach is skill-building work that teaches tools for managing anxiety and stress, such as breathing, grounding, and stepwise behavior changes to reduce overwhelm. This helps people handle everyday triggers and improve mood.

Another approach centers on trauma-informed care that looks at how past hurt affects current reactions. This involves pacing, processing memories when someone is ready, and learning safety and stabilization skills to reduce distress. It can be helpful for those recovering from abuse or significant losses.

Finding the right way forward is a collaborative process. Amanda will talk with each person about their goals, preferences, and what feels most helpful. Together they decide which approaches to try and adjust them over time based on results and comfort.

Online therapy can make it easier to fit sessions into a busy life, since appointments may be scheduled without travel and can reduce time away from work or caregiving. When session formats are not specified, confirm the current options before booking so you know whether video or phone is available. Amanda aims to shape the work so it fits daily routines and supports steady progress.